1 Samuel 22:9:121 Sam.22.9.W12TAB
אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ
elakhimelekh
“to Ahimelech”
- Transliteration
- el-a-khi-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-ah-khih-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔăħiːˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahimelech
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-khi-ME-lekh
- clause
ra-I-ti et-BEN-yi-SHAI BA NO-ve el-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV
- sentence
va-ya-AN do-EG ha-a-do-MI ve-HU ni-TSAV al-AV-de-SHA-ul va-yo-MAR ra-I-ti et-BEN-yi-SHAI BA NO-ve el-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV
Exegesis
The verb bā {בָּא | bā} “came,” the place-name nōwēh {נֹבֶה | nō·wēh} “Nob,” and the preposition ʼel {אֶל־ | ʼel} “to” set the destination, followed by the appositional ben-ʼaḥitūḇ {בֶּן־אֲחִטֽוּב | ben-ʼa·ḥi·ṭūḇ} “son of Ahitub.” The Hebrew sequence emphasizes Doeg’s authoritative testimony and the relational network at Nob.
Root and etymology
m-l-khm-l-kh
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:9
And Doeg the Edomite , who was stationed over the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob to Ahimelech, son of Ahitub.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ (elakhimelekh) 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.22.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.9.W12.S1) and character.