1 Samuel 23:3:121 Sam.23.3.W12TAB
קְעִילָ֔ה
keila
“to Keilah”
- Transliteration
- ke-I-la
- Extended
- keh-EE-lah
- IPA
- /qə.ʕiːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Keilah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-I-la
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la
- clause
ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YO-meru an-SHE da-VID e-LAV hi-NE a-nakh-NU PO bi-ye-hu-DA ye-re-IM ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
In context — 1 Samuel 23:3
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more, then, if we advance to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word קְעִילָ֔ה (keila) 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.23.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.3.W12.S1) and character.