1 Samuel 21:9:71 Sam.21.9.W7TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:10
בְּעֵ֣מֶק
beemek
“in the valley of”
- Transliteration
- be-E-mek
- Extended
- beh-EE-mehk
- IPA
- /bəˈʕeː.mɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the valley of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
be-E-mek
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-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
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘whom’ introduces hāraggattā {הָרַגְתָּ | hāraggattā} ‘you killed’ in bᵊʿemēq hāʾēlāh {בְּעֵמֶק הָאֵלָה | bᵊʿemēq hāʾēlāh} ‘in the Valley of Elah,’ setting location.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–mem–qof
“valley”
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 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 21:9, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵ֣מֶק (beemek) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.9.W7.S1) and character.