1 Samuel 13:20:11 Sam.13.20.W1TAB
וַיֵּרְד֥וּ
vayeredu
“and they went down”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-re-DU
- Extended
- vah-YEH-reh-DOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːrəˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went down
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-YE-re-DU
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-re-DU KAL-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YE-re-DU KAL-yis-ra-EL ha-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YE-re-DU KAL-yis-ra-EL ha-pe-lish-TIM lil-TOsh ISH et-ma-kha-ra-shi-TO ve-et-E-TO ve-et-kar-DU-mo ve-ET ma-kha-re-SHA-to
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive form vayerdu {וַיֵּרְד֥וּ | wayyērdû} ‘and they went down’, marking a sequential continuation.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:20
So all Israel went down to the Philistines for each man to sharpen his plowshare , his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (vayeredu) 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.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.20.W1.S1) and character.