1 Samuel 13:9:71 Sam.13.9.W7TAB
וַיַּ֖עַל
vayaal
“and he offered up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AL
- Extended
- vah-yah-AL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he offered up
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-AL
- clause
va-ya-AL ha-o-LA
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ya-AL ha-o-LA
Exegesis
Narrative resumes with vayyaal {וַיַּ֖עַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and he offered up’, linking back to ha-olah. The alternation of narrative and speech underscores Saul’s assumption of priestly authority within the ritual sequence.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:9
Then Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings ,” and he offered up the burnt offering.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 13:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֖עַל (vayaal) 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.13.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.9.W7.S1) and character.