1 Samuel 20:29:51 Sam.20.29.W5TAB
זֶ֧בַח
zevakh
“a sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ZE-vakh
- Extended
- ZEH-vahkh
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.vaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sacrifice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-vakh
- 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
ז־ב־ח
“sacrifice”
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 20:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:29, so the Hebrew word זֶ֧בַח (zevakh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.29.W5.S1) and character.