1 Samuel 23:25:41 Sam.23.25.W4TAB

לְבַקֵּשׁ֒

levakkesh

to seek

Transliteration
le-vak-KESH
Extended
leh-vahk-KEESH
IPA
/ləvaqˈqeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
to seek

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + בַק + קֵּשׁ֒
le + vak + kesh
levakkesh

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-vak-KESH

  2. clause

    va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON

  3. sentence

    va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON va-yish-MA sha-UL va-yir-DOF a-kha-RE-DA-vid mid-BAR ma-ON

Exegesis

The infinitive construct levakesh {לְבַקֵּשׁ | ləvaqqēš} functions adverbially to express purpose “to seek,” while the definite article in ha-sela {הַסֶּלַע | ha-sělâʿ} highlights a specific refuge.

Root and etymology

ב־ק־ש

to seek

In context1 Samuel 23:25

Saul and his men set out to seek David, and word reached David of their search. He then went down to the rock and took up residence in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul learned of this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 23:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 23:25, so the Hebrew word לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ (levakkesh) 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.23.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.25.W4.S1) and character.