1 Samuel 21:9:111 Sam.21.9.W11TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:10
בַשִּׂמְלָה֙
vasimla
“in the cloak”
- Transliteration
- va-sim-LA
- Extended
- vah-sihm-LAA
- IPA
- /vas.simˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the cloak
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-sim-LA
- phraseyour reading level
lu-TA va-sim-LA
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-ple-shi-TI a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-LA hin-NE-hi lu-TA va-sim-LA a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD im-o-TA ti-KAKH-le-KHA KAKH KI EN a-KHE-ret zu-la-TA ba-ZE
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-ple-shi-TI a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-LA hin-NE-hi lu-TA va-sim-LA a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD im-o-TA ti-KAKH-le-KHA KAKH KI EN a-KHE-ret zu-la-TA ba-ZE va-yo-MER da-VID EN ka-MO-ha te-nen-NA LI
In context — 1 Samuel 21:9
And the priest said, “Behold , the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod . If you will take it, take it, for there is no other sword here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 21:9, so the Hebrew word בַשִּׂמְלָה֙ (vasimla) 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.21.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.9.W11.S1) and character.