1 Samuel 21:9:131 Sam.21.9.W13TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:10
הָאֵפֹ֔וד
haefod
“the ephod”
- Transliteration
- ha-e-FOD
- Extended
- haa-eh-FOHD
- IPA
- /haː.ʔeːˈfoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ephod
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-e-FOD
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD
- 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
Exegesis
The locative phrase bassāmit lᵊʾăḥărē hāʾēpôḏ {בַּשַּׂמִּת לְאַחֲרֵי הַאֵפוֹד | bassāmit lᵊʾăḥărē hāʾēpôḏ} ‘in a cloth behind the ephod’ establishes placement.
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 21:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 21:9, so the Hebrew word הָאֵפֹ֔וד (haefod) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.9.W13.S1) and character.