1 Chronicles 14:10:11 Chr.14.10.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל
vayishal
“and he asked”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-AL
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-AL
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʔal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he asked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-AL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM le-MOR ha-e-e-LE al-pe-le-sha-YIM pe-lish-TIM u-ne-ta-TAM be-ya-DI
- sentence
va-yish-AL da-VID be-lo-HIM le-MOR ha-e-e-LE al-pe-le-sha-YIM pe-lish-TIM u-ne-ta-TAM be-ya-DI va-yo-MER LO Ye-ho-VAH a-LE u-ne-ta-TIM be-ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive form wayyisha'al {וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל | wayyiš·ʾal} ‘and he inquired,’ which shifts the action into the past.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“to ask”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:10
And David inquired of God , saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines, and will You give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 14:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל (vayishal) 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 Chr.14.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.10.W1.S1) and character.