1 Samuel 22:10:71 Sam.22.10.W7TAB
חֶ֛רֶב
kherev
“sword of”
- Transliteration
- KHE-rev
- Extended
- KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- sword of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
KHE-rev
- clause
ve-ET KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-pe-lish-TI na-TAN LO
- sentence
va-yish-AL-LO ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-TSEI-da na-TAN LO ve-ET KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-pe-lish-TI na-TAN LO
Exegesis
The direct object marker ve-’ēṯ {וְאֵ֗ת | wə-ʾēt} signals the definite object cherev Golyat ha-plishti {חֶרֶב גָּלְיָ֥ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י | ḥereḇ gālyāṯ happəlīštî} ‘the sword of Goliath the Philistine’, a construct chain that links the weapon to its famous owner. English renderings separate the actions with conjunctions to reflect sequential events while preserving the Hebrew narrative flow.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword, destroy”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:10
And he inquired of the LORD on his behalf, gave him provisions , and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 22:10, so the Hebrew word חֶ֛רֶב (kherev) 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.22.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.10.W7.S1) and character.