1 Samuel 19:14:71 Sam.19.14.W7TAB
חֹלֶ֥ה
kholeh
“sick”
- Transliteration
- kho-LEH
- Extended
- khoh-LEH
- IPA
- /ħoːˈlɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sick
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kho-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
kho-LEH HU
- clause
va-to-MER kho-LEH HU
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-e-KHIM la-KHA-khat et-da-VID va-to-MER kho-LEH HU
Exegesis
The nominal clause choleh hu {חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא | ḥō·lē hūʼ} places the predicate adjective first for emphasis, rendered “He is sick.” This structure contrasts Saul’s hostile initiative with Michal’s protective deception. English syntax adjusts Hebrew verb–object order into subject–verb–object order while maintaining the narrative flow.
Root and etymology
ח־ל־ה
“to be sick”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:14
Then Saul dispatched messengers to capture David, and she said, “He is ill .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 19:14, so the Hebrew word חֹלֶ֥ה (kholeh) 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.19.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.14.W7.S1) and character.