1 Samuel 21:8:101 Sam.21.8.W10TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:9
גַֽם־חַרְבִּ֤י
gamkharbi
“also my sword”
- Transliteration
- gam-khar-BI
- Extended
- gahm-khahr-BEE
- IPA
- /ɡam.ħarˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- also my sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-khar-BI
- phraseyour reading level
KI gam-khar-BI ve-gam-KE-lai
- clause
KI gam-khar-BI ve-gam-KE-lai lo-la-KHAKH-ti ve-ya-DI ki-ha-YA de-var-ha-ME-lekh na-KHUTS
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev KI gam-khar-BI ve-gam-KE-lai lo-la-KHAKH-ti ve-ya-DI ki-ha-YA de-var-ha-ME-lekh na-KHUTS
Root and etymology
RootChet, Resh, Bet
“sword”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:8
And David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no spear or sword under your hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons, because the king’s mission is urgent.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 21:8, so the Hebrew word גַֽם־חַרְבִּ֤י (gamkharbi) 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.21.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.8.W10.S1) and character.