לִ֖י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לִ֖י

   LI

   to me
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה לִ֖י

   ki-hi-GID LA LI

   for he told to her to me
3. clause🔊 וַתֵּ֣רֶא דְלִילָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִגִּ֣יד לָהּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩ לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים לֵאמֹר֙ עֲל֣וּ הַפַּ֔עַם כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה לִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֑וֹ

   va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO

   and she saw Delilah that he told to her all his heart and she sent and she called to the lords of the Philistines saying come up this time for he told to her to me all his heart
4. sentence🔊 וַתֵּ֣רֶא דְלִילָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִגִּ֣יד לָהּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩ לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים לֵאמֹר֙ עֲל֣וּ הַפַּ֔עַם כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה לִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֑וֹ וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּיָדָֽם׃

   va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

   and she saw Delilah that he told to her all his heart and she sent and she called to the lords of the Philistines saying come up this time for he told to her to me all his heart and they came up to her the lords of the Philistines and they brought up the silver in their hand

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb va-tē-reʾ {וַתֵּ֣רֶא | va-tē-reʾ} ‘and she saw’, which introduces the subject Delilah {דְלִילָ֗ה | də-lī-lā}.

Root and etymology

“to pierce, kill”

• 🔊 חֲלָלִיםḥă-lā-lîmslain onesIsaiah 66:16