1 Samuel 20:38:111 Sam.20.38.W11TAB
אֶת־הַחִצִּ֔ים
ethakhitsim
“the arrows”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-khi-TSIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-khih-TSIM
- IPA
- /ʔet.haħ.itsˈtsːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the arrows
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-khi-TSIM
- clause
al-ta-a-MOD va-ye-lak-KET NA-ar ye-ho-NA-tan et-ha-khi-TSIM va-ya-VO el-a-do-NAV
- sentence
va-yik-RA ye-ho-NA-tan a-kha-REI ha-NA-ar me-he-RA KHU-sha al-ta-a-MOD va-ye-lak-KET NA-ar ye-ho-NA-tan et-ha-khi-TSIM va-ya-VO el-a-do-NAV
Exegesis
Narrative action resumes with wayyiqqach {וַיִּקַּח | wayyiqqāḥ}, and the accusative marker et in et-hachatzim {אֶת־הַחַצִּים | ʾet-haḥaṣṣîm} underscores the definiteness of “the arrows.”
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-ṣ-ṣ
“arrows”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:38
And Jonathan called the lad and said, “Hurry! Run! Do not stop.” Then the lad took the arrows and returned to his master.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:38:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 20:38, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַחִצִּ֔ים (ethakhitsim) 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.20.38.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.38.W11.S1) and character.