1 Samuel 23:3:131 Sam.23.3.W13TAB
אֶל־מַעַרְכ֖וֹת
elmaarkhot
“against the battle lines of”
- Transliteration
- el-ma-ar-KHOT
- Extended
- ehl-mah-ar-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ma.ʕarˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the battle lines of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ma-ar-KHOT
- 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 23:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מַעַרְכ֖וֹת (elmaarkhot) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.3.W13.S1) and character.