1 Samuel 20:21:31 Sam.20.21.W3TAB

אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר

ethanaar

{direct object} the young man or the boy

Transliteration
ET-ha-na-AR
Extended
EET-hah-nah-AHR
IPA
/ʔɛt.hanˈna.ʕar/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object} the young man or the boy

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + הַ + נַּ֔ + עַר
et + ha + na + ar
ethanaar

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-ha-na-AR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR

  3. clause

    ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM

  4. 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

Exegesis

The direct object na‘ar {נַעַר | na-‘ar} identifies the lad.

The final nominal clause shalom ’atta ve-ein ra‘ah {שָׁלֹם אַתָּה וְאֵן רָעָה | šā-lôm ’ăttā wə-’ên ra-‘āh} asserts well-being without a copula. The structure moves from instruction to conditional signaling to assured safety, underlining covenantal trust.

Root and etymology

Rootn-‘-r

youth, boy

In context1 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 20:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר (ethanaar) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.21.W3.S1) and character.