1 Samuel 19:17:31 Sam.19.17.W3TAB
אֶל־מִיכַ֗ל
elmikhal
“to Michal”
- Transliteration
- el-mi-KHAL
- Extended
- ehl-mih-KHAAL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.miˈχaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Michal
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-mi-KHAL
- clause
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
- 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 construct ʼel-miḵāl {אֶל־מִיכַ֗ל | ʼel-miḵāl} with maqqef indicates “to Michal.”
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Lamed–Lamed
“all; entire”
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 19:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:17, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מִיכַ֗ל (elmikhal) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.17.W3.S1) and character.