1 Samuel 21:10:81 Sam.21.10.W8TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:11
אֶל־אָכִ֖ישׁ
elakhish
“to Achish”
- Transliteration
- el-a-KHISH
- Extended
- ehl-ah-KHEESH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔaːˈxiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Achish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-a-KHISH
- clause
mip-pe-NE sha-UL va-YA-vo el-a-KHISH ME-lekh GAT
- sentence
va-YA-kam da-VID va-yiv-Rakh ba-YOM-ha-HU mip-pe-NE sha-UL va-YA-vo el-a-KHISH ME-lekh GAT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min-{מִן־ | min-} + šā-ʼûl {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʼûl} ‘Saul’ signals departure, while ʼel {אֶל | ʼel} + ʿăqîš {עֲקִישׁ | ʿă-qîš} ‘Achish’ marks the destination.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:10
And David fled from Saul and went to Achish , king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 21:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אָכִ֖ישׁ (elakhish) 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.21.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.10.W8.S1) and character.