1 Samuel 19:22:111 Sam.19.22.W11TAB
אֵיפֹ֥ה
efo
“where”
- Transliteration
- E-fo
- Extended
- EE-foh
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.foː/
Meaning by language
- English
- where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-fo
- phraseyour reading level
E-fo she-mu-EL
- clause
va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID
- sentence
va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID va-yo-MER hin-NE be-nu-YIT be-na-YOT ba-ra-MA
Exegesis
The direct question introduced by eifo {אֵיפֹ֥ה | eifo} “where” frames inquiry about shemuel {שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | shemuel} and we-david {וְדָוִ֑ד | we-david}.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:22
And he also went to Ramah and came to the great well in Seku , and he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And he said, “Behold, they are in Naioth in Ramah.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 19:22, so the Hebrew word אֵיפֹ֥ה (efo) 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.19.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.22.W11.S1) and character.