1 Samuel 19:10:31 Sam.19.10.W3TAB
לְהַכּ֤וֹת
lehakot
“to strike”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-KOT
- Extended
- leh-hah-KOHT
- IPA
- /ləhaˈkoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-KOT
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT
- clause
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR
- sentence
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR ve-da-VID NAS va-yim-ma-LET ba-LAI-la HU
Exegesis
The Qal infinitive lehokot {לְהַכּ֤וֹת | lə-hakkōṯ} expresses intent “to strike,” complemented by the instrumental prepositional phrase bachanit {בַּֽחֲנִית֙ | ba-ḥănît} “with the spear.”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:10
And Saul sought to strike David with the spear against the wall, but David evaded him, and Saul drove the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word לְהַכּ֤וֹת (lehakot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.19.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.10.W3.S1) and character.