1 Samuel 20:21:61 Sam.20.21.W6TAB
אֶת־הַֽחִצִּ֑ים
ethakhitsim
“{direct object} the arrows”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- Extended
- EET-hah-khih-TSIIM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haħitˈtsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the arrows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- clause
ve-hin-NE e-she-LAKH ET-ha-na-AR LEKH me-TSA ET-ha-khi-TSIM
- 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 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
Rootḥ-ṣ-ṣ
“arrows”
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 20:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַֽחִצִּ֑ים (ethakhitsim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.21.W6.S1) and character.