1 Samuel 22:15:51 Sam.22.15.W5TAB
חָלִ֣ילָה
khalila
“far be it”
- Transliteration
- kha-LI-la
- Extended
- khaa-LEE-lah
- IPA
- /ħaːˈliː.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- far be it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kha-LI-la
- phraseyour reading level
kha-LI-la LI
- clause
ha-YOM ha-khi-lo-TI le-sha-ol-lish-AL-LO ve-e-lo-HIM kha-LI-la LI
- sentence
ha-YOM ha-khi-lo-TI le-sha-ol-lish-AL-LO ve-e-lo-HIM kha-LI-la LI al-ya-SEM ha-ME-lekh be-av-DO da-VAR be-khol-BET a-VI KI lo-ya-DA av-de-KHA be-khol-ZOT da-VAR ka-TON O ga-DOL
Exegesis
The interjection ḥālîlāh {חָלִילָה | ḥālîlāh} conveys vehement denial.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:15
Today have I begun to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king place any matter against his servant or against the house of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this matter, whether small or great.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 22:15, so the Hebrew word חָלִ֣ילָה (khalila) 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.22.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.15.W5.S1) and character.