1 Samuel 14:1:161 Sam.14.1.W16TAB
וּלְאָבִ֖יו
uleaviv
“and to his father”
- Transliteration
- u-le-a-VIV
- Extended
- oo-leh-aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /uːləʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-a-VIV
- clause
u-le-a-VIV LO hi-GID
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-YOM va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ber-RA el-ma-TSAV pe-li-SHTIM a-SHER me-E-ver ha-LAZ u-le-a-VIV LO hi-GID
Exegesis
The final Hiphil perfect u-lə-ʾā-vîv lō higgîd {וּלְאָבִ֖יו לֹ֥א הִגִּֽיד | u-lə-ʾā-vîv lō hig-gîd} ‘but he did not tell his father’ indicates withheld information, emphasizing secrecy.
Root and etymology
ʾ-baleph–bet
“father”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:1
And it happened on a certain day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man bearing his weapons, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of the Philistines that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 14:1, so the Hebrew word וּלְאָבִ֖יו (uleaviv) 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.14.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.1.W16.S1) and character.