1 Samuel 22:21:51 Sam.22.21.W5TAB

הָרַ֣ג

harag

he killed

Transliteration
ha-RAG
Extended
haa-RAG
IPA
/haˈraɣ/

Meaning by language

English
he killed

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + רַ֣ג
ha + rag
harag

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-RAG

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-RAG sha-UL

  3. clause

    KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-GED e-ve-ya-TAR le-da-VID KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The perfect verb harag {הָרַג | hā-rāg} conveys a completed action of killing.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–resh–gimel

to slay, kill

In context1 Samuel 22:21

And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 22:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 22:21, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֣ג (harag) 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.22.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.21.W5.S1) and character.