1 Samuel 23:25:81 Sam.23.25.W8TAB
הַסֶּ֔לַע
hasela
“to the rock”
- Transliteration
- ha-SE-la
- Extended
- hah-SEH-lah
- IPA
- /hasˈsɛlaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the rock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SE-la
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-red ha-SE-la
- 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
- 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
ס־ל־ע
“rock”
In context — 1 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 23:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 23:25, so the Hebrew word הַסֶּ֔לַע (hasela) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.25.W8.S1) and character.