1 Samuel 19:16:41 Sam.19.16.W4TAB
הַתְּרָפִ֖ים
haterafim
“the household-idols”
- Transliteration
- ha-te-ra-FIM
- Extended
- hah-teh-rah-FEEM
- IPA
- /hat.təraːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the household-idols
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-te-ra-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM
- clause
va-ya-BO-u ha-mal-a-KHIM ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM el-ha-mi-TA
- sentence
va-ya-BO-u ha-mal-a-KHIM ve-hi-NE ha-te-ra-FIM el-ha-mi-TA u-khe-VIR ha-i-ZIM me-ra-a-sho-TAV
Exegesis
The definite noun ha-terappîm {הַתְּרָפִים | hattərāp̄îm} is located el-hamittāh {אֶל־הַמִּטָּה | ʾel-hammittāh}, forming a locative phrase.
Root and etymology
ר־פ־ה
“household idols”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:16
And the messengers entered, and behold, the teraphim were on the bed, with a goats’ hair pillow at its head.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:16, so the Hebrew word הַתְּרָפִ֖ים (haterafim) 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.19.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.16.W4.S1) and character.