1 Samuel 23:22:101 Sam.23.22.W10TAB
מִ֥י
mi
“who”
- Transliteration
- MI
- Extended
- MIH
- IPA
- /ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MI
- phraseyour reading level
MI ra-A-hu
- clause
le-KHU-NA ha-KHI-nu OD u-de-U u-re-U et-me-KO-mo a-SHER tih-ye-YE RAG-lo MI ra-A-hu SHAM
- sentence
le-KHU-NA ha-KHI-nu OD u-de-U u-re-U et-me-KO-mo a-SHER tih-ye-YE RAG-lo MI ra-A-hu SHAM KI a-MAR E-lai a-ROM ya-e-RIM HU
Exegesis
The question mî rā-ʾā-hû šām {מִי רָאָהוּ שָׁם | mî rā-ʾā-hû šām} “who has seen him there” frames eyewitness inquiry.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“to fight”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:22
Go now and make further preparation; learn and observe the place where his foot will be—who has seen him there—for I am told that he is crafty .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 23:22, so the Hebrew word מִ֥י (mi) 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.23.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.22.W10.S1) and character.