1 Samuel 14:16:11 Sam.14.16.W1TAB
וַיִּרְא֤וּ
vayiru
“and they saw”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-U
- Extended
- vah-yir-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they saw
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yir-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM
- clause
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect va-yir-ʾū {וַיִּרְא֤וּ | va-yir-ʾū}, linking this episode to the preceding events.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʼyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, revere”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְא֤וּ (vayiru) 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.14.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W1.S1) and character.