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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zar-I
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEYN zar-I
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.