1 Samuel 22:11:41 Sam.22.11.W4TAB
אֶת־אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ
etakhimelekh
“Ahimelech {direct object marker + name}”
- Transliteration
- et-a-khi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-ah-khih-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăħiˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahimelech {direct object marker + name}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-a-khi-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV va-ya-VO-u khu-LAM el-ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The definite direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces Ahimelech ben Ahitub.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:11
And the king sent to summon Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests who were at Nob; and they all came to the king.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 22:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ (etakhimelekh) 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.22.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.11.W4.S1) and character.