1 Samuel 19:13:31 Sam.19.13.W3TAB
אֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֗ים
ethaterafim
“{direct object} the teraphim”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-te-ra-FIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-teh-rah-FEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hat.təraˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the teraphim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-te-ra-FIM
- clause
va-tik-KHAKH mi-KHAL et-ha-te-ra-FIM va-ta-SEM el-ha-mi-TA ve-ET ke-VIR ha-iz-ZIM sa-MA me-ra-a-sho-TAV
- sentence
va-tik-KHAKH mi-KHAL et-ha-te-ra-FIM va-ta-SEM el-ha-mi-TA ve-ET ke-VIR ha-iz-ZIM sa-MA me-ra-a-sho-TAV va-te-KHAS bab-ba-GED
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾet} marks the definite object teraphim {תְּרָפִים | te-rā-fîm} ‘household idols’.
Root and etymology
r-p-pr-p-p
“household idols”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:13
And Michal took the teraphim and placed them on the bed, put the goats’ hair pillow at its head, and covered it with a garment.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֗ים (ethaterafim) 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.19.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.13.W3.S1) and character.