1 Samuel 19:16:81 Sam.19.16.W8TAB
מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃
meraashotav
“at his head-place or at his head”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-a-sho-TAV
- Extended
- meh-rah-ah-shoh-TAAV
- IPA
- /məraʔăʃoːˈtˤaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- at his head-place or at his head
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ra-a-sho-TAV
- clause
u-khe-VIR ha-i-ZIM me-ra-a-sho-TAV
- 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 construct u-kebîr ha-‘īzzîm mérā’āšôtāw {וּכְבִיר הָעִזִּים מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו | û-ḵᵉḇîr hā-‘īzzīm mĕrā’ăšōṯāw} uses kebîr as a single pillow of goats’ hair, emphasizing the intimate domestic context and the unexpected presence of idols in an everyday setting.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-šr-ʾ-š
“head”
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 19:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 19:16, so the Hebrew word מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ (meraashotav) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.16.W8.S1) and character.