1 Samuel 20:29:21 Sam.20.29.W2TAB
שַׁלְּחֵ֤נִי
shalkheni
“send me away”
- Transliteration
- shal-khe-NI
- Extended
- shahl-kheh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʃal.ləˈħeː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- send me away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
shal-khe-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer shal-khe-NI NA KI ZE-vakh mish-pa-KHA
- 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
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ח
“to send”
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 20:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word שַׁלְּחֵ֤נִי (shalkheni) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W2.S1) and character.