1 Samuel 19:15:31 Sam.19.15.W3TAB
אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים
ethamalakhim
“{direct object marker} the messengers”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-mal-a-KHIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-mal-ah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hammal.ʔaˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the messengers
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh 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-mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL et-ha-mal-a-KHIM lir-OT et-da-VID le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL et-ha-mal-a-KHIM lir-OT et-da-VID le-MOR ha-a-LU o-TO va-mit-TA e-LAI la-ha-mi-TO
Exegesis
Shaʾul {שָׁאוּל֙ | šā-ʾūl} functions as the subject, followed by the direct object et-ha-malʾākhim {אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | ʾet-ha-mal-ʾā-ḵîm}.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:15
Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed so that I may kill him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים (ethamalakhim) 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.19.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.15.W3.S1) and character.