1 Samuel 21:15:41 Sam.21.15.W4TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:16
כִּי־הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם
kihavetem
“that you have brought”
- Transliteration
- ki-ha-VE-tem
- Extended
- KEE-hah-VEE-tehm
- IPA
- /kiː.hăveːˈʔɛtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- that you have brought
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ha-VE-tem
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ha-VE-tem et-ZE
- clause
kha-SAR me-shu-ga-IM A-ni ki-ha-VE-tem et-ZE le-hish-ta-ge-A a-LAI
- 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-vav-alephbet–vav–aleph
“to bring in, lead”
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 21:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 21:15, so the Hebrew word כִּי־הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (kihavetem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.15.W4.S1) and character.