1 Samuel 23:13:41 Sam.23.13.W4TAB
כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת
kesheshmeot
“about six hundred”
- Transliteration
- ke-SHESH-me-OT
- Extended
- keh-SHEHSH-meh-OHT
- IPA
- /kəˈʃeːʃ.meːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- about six hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ke-SHESH-me-OT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-SHESH-me-OT ISH
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-a-na-SHAI-v ke-SHESH-me-OT ISH va-ye-TSU mik-ke-la va-yit-he-ha-le-KHU ba-a-SHER yit-he-ha-LA-khu
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-a-na-SHAI-v ke-SHESH-me-OT ISH va-ye-TSU mik-ke-la va-yit-he-ha-le-KHU ba-a-SHER yit-he-ha-LA-khu u-le-sha-UL hu-GAD ki-nim-LAT da-VID mik-ke-i-LA va-ye-KHED-dal la-TSET
Exegesis
The construct phrase keshesh-meot {כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת | kə-šēš-mê-ʾôṯ} conveys approximation through preposition plus construct-state numeral.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:13
So David and his men , about six hundred, rose up and left Keilah, going wherever they were able. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped going out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 23:13, so the Hebrew word כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת (kesheshmeot) 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.23.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.13.W4.S1) and character.