1 Samuel 20:27:171 Sam.20.27.W17TAB
אֶל־הַלָּֽחֶם׃
elhallekhem
“to the bread or meal”
- Transliteration
- el-hal-LE-khem
- Extended
- ehl-hahl-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /gam.hajˈjoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the bread or meal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-hal-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
gam-ha-YOM el-hal-LE-khem
- sentence
va-ye-HI mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-KHO-desh hash-she-NI va-yip-pa-KED me-KOM da-VID va-yo-MER sha-UL el-ye-ho-na-TAN be-NO mad-DU-a lo-VA ben-yi-SHAI gam-te-MOL gam-ha-YOM el-hal-LE-khem
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–het–mem
“to bake, eat”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:27
And it was the next day, the second day of the month, and David’s place was filled; and Saul said to Jonathan, “Why has the son of Jesse not come today and also yesterday to the meal?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 20:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַלָּֽחֶם׃ (elhallekhem) 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.20.27.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.27.W17.S1) and character.