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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RAG
- phraseyour reading level
ha-RAG sha-UL
- clause
KI ha-RAG sha-UL ET ko-he-NE ye-ho-VAH
- 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 context — 1 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.