1 Samuel 22:19:131 Sam.22.19.W13TAB
לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
lefikharev
“by the edge of the sword”
- Transliteration
- le-FI-KHA-rev
- Extended
- leh-FEE-KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ləfiːˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the edge of the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-FI-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-SHOR va-kha-MOR va-SE le-FI-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-ET NOV IR-ha-ko-ha-NIM hi-KA le-FI-KHE-rev me-ISH ve-AD-i-SHA me-o-LEL ve-AD-yo-NEK ve-SHOR va-kha-MOR va-SE le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase le-pi-cherev {לְפִי־חֶרֶב | lə-pî-ḥereḇ} ‘by the edge of the sword’ frames the destruction.
The repetition of le-pi-charev {לְפִי־חָרֶב | lə-pî-ḥāreḇ} encloses the list, emphasizing total annihilation.
Root and etymology
het-resh-bethet–resh–bet
“sword”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:19
And he struck down Nob, the city of the priests , by the edge of the sword—from man to woman, from infant to nursing baby —and ox, donkey, and sheep, by the edge of the sword.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 22:19, so the Hebrew word לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ (lefikharev) 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.22.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.19.W13.S1) and character.