1 Samuel 20:17:31 Sam.20.17.W3TAB
לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ
lehashbia
“to make swear”
- Transliteration
- le-hash-bi-A
- Extended
- leh-hahsh-bih-EE-ah
- IPA
- /ləhaʃb.biːˈʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make swear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hash-bi-A
- phraseyour reading level
le-hash-bi-A et-da-VID
- clause
va-yo-SEF ye-ho-na-TAN le-hash-bi-A et-da-VID be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO
- sentence
va-yo-SEF ye-ho-na-TAN le-hash-bi-A et-da-VID be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO ki-a-ha-VAT naf-SHO a-HE-VO
In context — 1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan made David swear again, because he loved him as he loved his own soul .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:17, so the Hebrew word לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ (lehashbia) 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.20.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.17.W3.S1) and character.