1 Samuel 19:16:51 Sam.19.16.W5TAB
אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה
elhamita
“to the bed”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-mi-TA
- Extended
- ehl-hah-mih-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ham.mitˈtˤaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the bed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-mi-TA
- 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.
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 19:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 19:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה (elhamita) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.16.W5.S1) and character.