1 Samuel 13:4:81 Sam.13.4.W8TAB
וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ
vegamnivash
“and also was made foul or became a stench”
- Transliteration
- ve-gam-niv-ASH
- Extended
- veh-gahm-nihv-ASH
- IPA
- /wəɣam.nivˈʔaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also was made foul or became a stench
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-gam-niv-ASH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-gam-niv-ASH yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL sha-me-U le-MOR hi-KA sha-UL et-ne-TSIV pe-lish-TIM ve-gam-niv-ASH yis-ra-EL ba-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL sha-me-U le-MOR hi-KA sha-UL et-ne-TSIV pe-lish-TIM ve-gam-niv-ASH yis-ra-EL ba-pe-lish-TIM va-yits-a-a-KU ha-AM a-kha-RE sha-UL ha-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The clause wə-gam nivʾāš yiśrāʾēl ba-pᵊlišṭīm {וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | wə-gam nivʾāš yiśrāʾēl ba-pᵊlišṭīm} combines the vav-consecutive with the niphal perfect of nivʾāš to portray Israel’s passive transformation into a despised state among its adversaries.
Root and etymology
ב־א־ש
“to be loathsome”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:4
And all Israel heard it said, “Saul has struck the Philistine outpost,” and Israel was held in contempt among the Philistines. And the people were summoned after Saul to Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 13:4, so the Hebrew word וְגַם־נִבְאַשׁ (vegamnivash) 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.13.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.4.W8.S1) and character.