1 Samuel 20:33:31 Sam.20.33.W3TAB
אֶת־הַחֲנִ֛ית
ethakhanit
“the spear”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-kha-NIT
- Extended
- EET-hah-khah-NEET
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ha.ħăˈniːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the spear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-kha-NIT
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT
- clause
va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to
- sentence
va-YA-teL sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT a-LAV le-ha-KO-to va-ye-DA ye-ho-na-TAN KI-kha-LA HI me-IM a-VIV le-ha-MIT ET-da-VID
In context — 1 Samuel 20:33
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to strike him, and Jonathan knew that his father desired to put David to death.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 20:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַחֲנִ֛ית (ethakhanit) 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.20.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.33.W3.S1) and character.