1 Samuel 21:7:141 Sam.21.7.W14TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:8
הָרֹעִ֖ים
haroim
“the shepherds”
- Transliteration
- ha-ro-IM
- Extended
- haa-roh-EEM
- IPA
- /haːroːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the shepherds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ro-IM
- phraseyour reading level
a-BIR ha-ro-IM
- clause
a-BIR ha-ro-IM a-SHER le-sha-UL
- 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 21:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 21:7, so the Hebrew word הָרֹעִ֖ים (haroim) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.7.W14.S1) and character.