1 Samuel 23:11:31 Sam.23.11.W3TAB
קְעִילָ֨ה
keila
“Keilah”
- Transliteration
- ke-i-LA
- Extended
- keh-ih-LAA
- IPA
- /qə.ʕiːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Keilah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-i-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-yas-gi-RU-ni va-a-LE ke-i-LA ve-YA-do
- sentence
ha-yas-gi-RU-ni va-a-LE ke-i-LA ve-YA-do ha-ye-RED sha-UL ka-a-SHER sha-MA a-ve-DE-kha ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hag-GED-na le-a-ve-DE-kha va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH ye-RED
Exegesis
The construct phrase baalei-keilah {בַעֲלֵי־קְעִילָה | ba-‛ă-lei-qə-‛î-lāh} “men of Keilah” indicates the community at risk of handing David over, with the idiom beyado {בְיָדוֹ | bə-yā-dô} “into his hand” conveying transfer of control.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:11
“Will the men of Keilah hand me over into his hand? Will Saul go down, just as your servant has heard? O LORD , God of Israel , please tell your servant .” And the LORD said, “He will come down.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:11, so the Hebrew word קְעִילָ֨ה (keila) 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.23.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.11.W3.S1) and character.