1 Samuel 23:5:171 Sam.23.5.W17TAB
קְעִילָֽה׃
keila
“Keilah”
- Transliteration
- ke-i-LA
- Extended
- keh-ih-LAA
- IPA
- /qə.ʕiːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
yo-she-VE ke-i-LA
- clause
va-yo-SHA da-VID ET yo-she-VE ke-i-LA
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ke-i-LA va-yil-la-KHEM ba-pe-lish-TIM va-yin-hag et-mik-ne-HEM va-YAKH ba-HEM ma-KA ge-do-LA va-yo-SHA da-VID ET yo-she-VE ke-i-LA
In context — 1 Samuel 23:5
David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines ; they carried off their livestock and struck them with a great blow . Thus David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 23:5, so the Hebrew word קְעִילָֽה׃ (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.23.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.5.W17.S1) and character.