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

Result
קְ + עִי + לָֽה׃
ke + i + la
keila

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-i-LA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-she-VE ke-i-LA

  3. clause

    va-yo-SHA da-VID ET yo-she-VE ke-i-LA

  4. 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 context1 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.