1 Samuel 21:7:121 Sam.21.7.W12TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:8
הָאֲדֹמִ֑י
haadomi
“the Edomite”
- Transliteration
- ha-a-do-MI
- Extended
- haa-ah-doh-MEE
- IPA
- /haːʔăðoːˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Edomite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-a-do-MI
- phraseyour reading level
do-EG ha-a-do-MI
- clause
ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI
- sentence
ve-SHAM ISH me-av-DE sha-UL ba-YOM ha-HU ne-e-TSAR lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH u-she-MO do-EG ha-a-do-MI a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL
Exegesis
The coordinate ve-shemo Doeg ha-edomi rosh ha-ro‘im asher le-Saul {וְשְׁמוֹ דֹּעֶג הָאֱדֹמִי רֹאשׁ־הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לְשָׁאוּל} “and his name was Doeg the Edomite, head of the shepherds who belonged to Saul” uses rosh to denote rank. The sequence underscores sudden revelation and official role within Saul’s household.
In context — 1 Samuel 21:7
And behold, a man of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD ; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s herdsmen.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 21:7, so the Hebrew word הָאֲדֹמִ֑י (haadomi) 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.21.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.7.W12.S1) and character.