1 Samuel 20:21:161 Sam.20.21.W16TAB
כִּֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם
kishalom
“for peace”
- Transliteration
- ki-sha-LOM
- Extended
- KEE-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /kiː.ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA
- clause
im-a-MOR o-MAR la-na-AR hin-NE ha-khi-TSIM mim-me-KHA va-HE-na ka-KHE-nu va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA ve-EN da-VAR khai-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM im-a-MOR o-MAR la-na-AR hin-NE ha-khi-TSIM mim-me-KHA va-HE-na ka-KHE-nu va-VO ki-sha-LOM le-KHA ve-EN da-VAR khai-ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
sh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:21
And I will send a boy and say to him, “Go, find the arrows.” And it shall be when I say to the boy, “Behold , the arrows are on your side; bring them to me,” you will be safe , and there will be no harm, as the LORD lives.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם (kishalom) 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.20.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.21.W16.S1) and character.