1 Samuel 21:4:51 Sam.21.4.W5TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:5
אֵֽין־לֶ֥חֶם
enlekhem
“there is not bread”
- Transliteration
- EN-LE-khem
- Extended
- EEN-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔeːnˈlɛ.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is not bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EN-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
EN-LE-khem KHOL
- clause
va-ya-AN ha-ko-HEN et-da-VID va-yo-MER EN-LE-khem KHOL el-ta-KHAT ya-DI
- sentence
va-ya-AN ha-ko-HEN et-da-VID va-yo-MER EN-LE-khem KHOL el-ta-KHAT ya-DI ki-im-LE-khem KO-desh YESH im-ha-ne-a-RIM AKH me-i-SHA
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“bread, staple food”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:4
And the priest answered David and said, “I have no common bread under my hand, but only the bread for the priests, if the men have kept themselves from women.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־לֶ֥חֶם (enlekhem) 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.21.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.4.W5.S1) and character.