1 Samuel 20:42:181 Sam.20.42.W18TAB

זַרְעִ֔י

zari

my offspring

Transliteration
zar-I
Extended
zahr-EE
IPA
/zarˈʕiː/

Meaning by language

English
my offspring

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Result
זַרְ + עִ֔י
zar + i
zari

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    zar-I

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-VEYN zar-I

  3. clause

    a-SHER nish-ba-NU she-NE-nu a-na-KHNU be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ye-ho-VAH yih-ye-YE be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEYN zar-I u-VEYN zar-a-KHA

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan le-da-VID LEKH le-sha-LOM a-SHER nish-ba-NU she-NE-nu a-na-KHNU be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ye-ho-VAH yih-ye-YE be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEYN zar-I u-VEYN zar-a-KHA ad-o-LAM

Root and etymology

zayin–resh–ayinzayin–resh–ayin

seed, offspring

In context1 Samuel 20:42

And Jonathan said to David, “Peace to you, for we have sworn friendship between us in the name of the LORD , saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you and between your descendants and between my descendants forever.’” Then David departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:42:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Samuel 20:42, so the Hebrew word זַרְעִ֔י (zari) 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.20.42.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.42.W18.S1) and character.