1 Samuel 21:15:61 Sam.21.15.W6TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:16
לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֣עַ
lehishtagea
“to act mad”
- Transliteration
- le-hish-ta-ge-A
- Extended
- leh-hihsh-tah-GEH-a
- IPA
- /ləhiʃ.taɡˈɡeː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to act mad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hish-ta-ge-A
- phraseyour reading level
le-hish-ta-ge-A a-LAI
- 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
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 21:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 21:15, so the Hebrew word לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֣עַ (lehishtagea) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.15.W6.S1) and character.