1 Samuel 21:8:31 Sam.21.8.W3TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:9
לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ
laakhimelekh
“to Ahimelech”
- Transliteration
- la-a-khi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lah-ah-khee-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /la.ʔă.ħiːˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahimelech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-khi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID la-a-khi-ME-lekh ve-EN yesh-PO TA-khat-YAD-kha kha-NIT o-KHE-rev
- 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
Exegesis
The coordinated conjunction va’ani khaser lo hibbē’tti {וַאֲנִי חָסֵר לֹא הִבֵּאתִי | wa-ʾăn-î ḥā-sēr lōʾ hib-bē-ʾ-tî} ‘and I, lacking, did not bring’ uses the first person perfect to convey David’s admission of unpreparedness.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“ruler”
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 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 21:8, so the Hebrew word לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ (laakhimelekh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.8.W3.S1) and character.