1 Samuel 20:1:171 Sam.20.1.W17TAB
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
mevakkesh
“he is seeking”
- Transliteration
- me-vak-KESH
- Extended
- meh-vahk-KEHSH
- IPA
- /məvakˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is seeking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-vak-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
KI me-vak-KESH
- clause
KI me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
- sentence
va-yiv-RAKH da-VID me-no-VEH min-NA-yot ba-ra-MA va-ya-VO va-yo-MER lif-NEI ye-ho-na-TAN MEH a-SI-ti ME-a-vo-NI u-ME-kha-TA-ti lif-NEI a-VI-kha KI me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI
Root and etymology
b-q-šbet–qof–shin
“to seek, ask”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:1
And David again came to Jonathan and said to him, “What have I done? What have I sinned? And what is your offense that a man from your father’s house is seeking to kill me?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (mevakkesh) 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.20.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.1.W17.S1) and character.