1 Samuel 13:12:111 Sam.13.12.W11TAB
וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק
vaetapak
“and I forced myself”
- Transliteration
- va-et-a-PAK
- Extended
- vaa-ehth-ah-PAK
- IPA
- /vɑː.ʔɛtʔapˈpaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I forced myself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-et-a-PAK
- clause
va-et-a-PAK va-a-le ha-o-LA
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-TA yer-DU fe-li-sh-TIM e-LAI ha-gil-GAL u-fe-NE ye-ho-VAH LO khi-li-TI va-et-a-PAK va-a-le ha-o-LA
Exegesis
The reflexive Hitpael va’etapak {וָאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק | wā’ētāp̄aq} ‘and I restrained myself’ conveys Saul’s inner struggle.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:12
And I said, “Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the face of the LORD ; so I restrained myself and I offered the burnt offering.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק (vaetapak) 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.13.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.12.W11.S1) and character.