1 Kings 13:19:61 Kgs.13.19.W6TAB
וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ
vayeshte
“drank”
- Transliteration
- va-YESH-te
- Extended
- vah-YEHSH-teh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːʃ.tə/
Meaning by language
- English
- drank
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YESH-te
- phraseyour reading level
va-YESH-te MA-yim
- sentence
va-YA-shav i-TO va-YO-khal LE-khem be-VE-TO va-YESH-te MA-yim
Exegesis
Finally, vayēšte {וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ | wayyēštê} ‘and he drank’ completes the scene with mayim {מָֽיִם | māyim} ‘water’. This tight sequence emphasizes routine hospitality during a journey’s rest, mirroring ancient storytelling pacing.
In context — 1 Kings 13:19
So he returned with him, and he ate bread in his house , and he drank water.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 13:19, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ (vayeshte) 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 Kgs.13.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.19.W6.S1) and character.