1 Samuel 19:17:131 Sam.19.17.W13TAB
הוּא־אָמַ֥ר
huaamar
“he said”
- Transliteration
- HU-a-a-MAR
- Extended
- HOO-ah-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /huː.ʔaːˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HU-a-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI
- clause
va-to-MER mi-KHAL el-sha-UL HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI shal-khe-NI la-MA a-mi-TEKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-mi-KHAL LA-ma KA-kha rim-mi-TI-ni va-te-shal-LE-KHI et-o-ye-VI va-yim-ma-LET va-to-MER mi-KHAL el-sha-UL HU-a-a-MAR e-LAI shal-khe-NI la-MA a-mi-TEKH
Exegesis
The narrative shifts with waṯṭōmer {וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | waṯṭōmer}, introducing Michal’s reply that quotes the qal perfect hûʼ-ʾāmar {הוּא־אָמַ֥ר | hûʼ-ʾāmar}, followed by the imperative šalləḥnî {שַׁלְּחִ֖נִי | šalləḥnî} and the imperfect question ʾămittêḵ {אֲמִיתֵֽךְ | ʾămittêḵ}, preserving the original’s rhetorical force.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:17
And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy , so that he has escaped?” And Michal said to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 19:17, so the Hebrew word הוּא־אָמַ֥ר (huaamar) 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.19.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.17.W13.S1) and character.