1 Samuel 13:14:91 Sam.13.14.W9TAB
וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ
vayetsavehu
“and he commanded him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-tsa-VE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tsah-VEE-hoo
- IPA
- /vajətsawˈveːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID
- clause
bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In the next clause, the Vav consecutive in vayetsavvehhu {וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ | wa-yə-ṣav-vē-hū} introduces divine commissioning, with lenagid {לְנָגִיד֙ | lə-nā-gîḏ} as an infinitive of purpose.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ (vayetsavehu) 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.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W9.S1) and character.