1 Samuel 23:4:111 Sam.23.4.W11TAB
קְעִילָ֔ה
keila
“to Keilah”
- Transliteration
- ke-i-LA
- Extended
- keh-ih-LAA
- IPA
- /ˈreːd/
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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Word in context
- word
ke-i-LA
- phraseyour reading level
RED ke-i-LA
- sentence
va-YO-sef OD da-VID lish-e-OL ba-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-NE-hu ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer KUM RED ke-i-LA KI-a-NI no-TEN ET-pe-lish-TIM be-ya-DE-kha
In context — 1 Samuel 23:4
So David once more inquired of the LORD , and the LORD answered, “Arise; go down to Keilah, for I will place the Philistines into your hand.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 23:4, 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.23.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.4.W11.S1) and character.