1 Samuel 23:12:51 Sam.23.12.W5TAB
קְעִילָ֛ה
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-ya-se-GI-ru ba-a-LE ke-i-LA
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID ha-ya-se-GI-ru ba-a-LE ke-i-LA o-TI ve-ET-a-na-SHAI be-YAD-sha-UL
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID ha-ya-se-GI-ru ba-a-LE ke-i-LA o-TI ve-ET-a-na-SHAI be-YAD-sha-UL va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH yas-GI-ru
Exegesis
The construct ba'alei Keilah {בַּעֲלֵי קְעִילָה | ba-‘ă-lê Qə-‘î-lāh} functions as the subject, while the direct object markers oti {אֹתִי | ʾō-tî} ‘me’ and ve'etanashai {וְאֶת־אֲנָשָׁי | wə-’et-ă-nā-šāy} ‘my men’ identify those at risk.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:12
Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into Saul’s hand?” And the LORD said, “They will deliver you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word קְעִילָ֛ה (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.23.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.12.W5.S1) and character.