1 Samuel 19:9:91 Sam.19.9.W9TAB
וַחֲנִית֖וֹ
vakhanito
“and his spear”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-NI-to
- Extended
- vah-khah-NIH-toh
- IPA
- /waħăniːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his spear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-kha-NI-to
- clause
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD
Exegesis
Saul’s posture is described by the locative beveito {בְּבֵית֣וֹ | bə-ḇêṯô} plus the participle yoshev {יוֹשֵׁ֔ב | yō-šēḇ}, and his readiness by vachanito beyado {וַחֲנִית֖וֹ בְּיָד֑וֹ | vā-ḥă-nîṯô bə-yā-dô}.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:9
Now an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was seated in his house holding his spear, and David was playing the lyre.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:9:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 19:9, so the Hebrew word וַחֲנִית֖וֹ (vakhanito) 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.19.9.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.9.W9.S1) and character.