1 Samuel 20:29:101 Sam.20.29.W10TAB
צִוָּ֤ה־לִי֙
tsivali
“has commanded me”
- Transliteration
- tsi-VA-li
- Extended
- tsih-VAA-lee
- IPA
- /tsiwˈwɔː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has commanded me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsi-VA-li
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU tsi-VA-li
- clause
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA LA-nu ba-IR ve-HU tsi-VA-li A-khi ve-a-TA im-ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-e-NE-kha im-mal-TA NA ve-e-RE et-e-KHAI al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The perfect ṣiwāh {צִוָּה | ṣi·wāh} “he commanded” plus liḥyōṯ {לִהְיוֹת | liḥ·yōṯ} “to be” sets obligation.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:29
And he said, “Let me go, please, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word צִוָּ֤ה־לִי֙ (tsivali) 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.20.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W10.S1) and character.