1 Samuel 20:10:101 Sam.20.10.W10TAB
קָשָֽׁה׃
kasha
“harshly”
- Transliteration
- ka-SHA
- Extended
- kaa-SHAA
- IPA
- /qaˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- harshly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-SHA
- clause
O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ye-ho-NA-tan MI ya-GID LI O ma-ya-AN-kha a-VI-kha ka-SHA
Exegesis
The direct object avikha {אָבִיךָ | ʾa-vî-kha} ‘your father’ is in construct form, and the adjective kashe {קָשֶׁה | qā-šê} ‘harsh’ defines the anticipated response. The structure emphasizes David’s urgent relational concern and the potential severity of the father’s answer.
Root and etymology
ק–ש–ה
“hard, harsh”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:10
Then David said to Jonathan, “Please , who will tell me if your father answers you harshly ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:10, so the Hebrew word קָשָֽׁה׃ (kasha) 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.20.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.10.W10.S1) and character.