1 Samuel 23:28:41 Sam.23.28.W4TAB
אַחֲרֵ֣י
akhare
“after”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RE
- Extended
- ah-khah-REH
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- after
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-kha-RE
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-RE da-VID
- clause
va-YA-shav sha-UL mir-DOF a-kha-RE da-VID va-YE-lekh lik-RA-at pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YA-shav sha-UL mir-DOF a-kha-RE da-VID va-YE-lekh lik-RA-at pe-lish-TIM al-KE-n kar-E-U la-ma-KOM ha-HU SE-la ha-ma-khle-KOT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mirdof acharei David {מִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי דָוִד | miḏdôp ʾaḥărê Dāwiḏ} marks the cessation of pursuit.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:28
So Saul turned back from chasing David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore that place was called Sela Hammachlekot.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 23:28, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵ֣י (akhare) 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.23.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.28.W4.S1) and character.