1 Samuel 13:12:121 Sam.13.12.W12TAB
וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה
vaale
“and I offered up”
- Transliteration
- va-a-le
- Extended
- vaa-ah-leh
- IPA
- /vɑː.ʔa.ʕăˈlɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I offered up
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-le
- 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
Finally, the Hiphil va’aleh ha’olah {וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה הָעֹלָֽה | wā·’a·‘ăleh hā·’ō·lāh} ‘and I caused the burnt offering to ascend’ denotes his unauthorized sacrifice. This sequence underscores Saul’s anxiety and breach of priestly procedure.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-hayin–lamed–he
“to ascend, go up”
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 13:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה (vaale) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.12.W12.S1) and character.