1 Samuel 20:29:221 Sam.20.29.W22TAB
אֶל־שֻׁלְחַ֖ן
elshulkhan
“to the table of”
- Transliteration
- el-shul-KHAN
- Extended
- ehl-shuhl-KHAHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃulˈħan/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the table of
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-shul-KHAN
- clause
al-KEN lo-VA el-shul-KHAN ha-ME-lekh
- 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 conditional ’im-māṣāṯî ḥên {אִם-מָצָאתִי חֵן | ’im-mā·ṣāṯî ḥên} “if I have found favor” introduces the imperatival response tənāh {תְּנָה | tə·nāh} “grant!”
Root and etymology
ח־נ־ן
“favor, grace”
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 20:29:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שֻׁלְחַ֖ן (elshulkhan) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W22.S1) and character.