1 Samuel 21:15:101 Sam.21.15.W10TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:16
אֶל־בֵּיתִ֖י׃
elbeti
“into my house?”
- Transliteration
- el-be-TI
- Extended
- ehl-bee-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.beːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into my house?
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-be-TI
- clause
ha-ZE ya-VO el-be-TI
- sentence
kha-SAR me-shu-ga-IM A-ni ki-ha-VE-tem et-ZE le-hish-ta-ge-A a-LAI ha-ZE ya-VO el-be-TI
Exegesis
The Qal perfect haveta {הָבֵאתָ | hā-ḇê-ʾāṯā} denotes the addressee’s completed action of bringing David, followed by the infinitive yirʾeh {יִרְאֵה | yir-ʾê} and preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} forming a purpose clause “to be seen before me.” The second clause, rendered as “Shall he come into my house?,” is an elliptical question challenging the notion of David’s entry. This bi-clausal structure and fronting heighten Achish’s scorn and rejection of further feigned madness.
Root and etymology
bet-yod-tavbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:15
Do I lack madmen that you have brought him to behave crazily before me? Shall he come into my house?
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:15:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 21:15, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּיתִ֖י׃ (elbeti) 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.21.15.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.15.W10.S1) and character.