1 Samuel 14:21:161 Sam.14.21.W16TAB
וְיוֹנָתָֽן׃
veyonatan
“and Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ve-yo-na-TAN
- Extended
- veh-yoh-naa-TAAN
- IPA
- /wəjoːnaːˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Jonathan
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yo-na-TAN
- clause
ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
- sentence
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The final identification clause ʿim-šā-ʾûl wə-yo-na-tăn {עִם־שָׁאוּל וְיוֹנָתָן | ʿim-šā-ʾûl wə-yo-na-tăn} ‘those with Saul and Jonathan’ completes the narrative.
Root and etymology
y-n-tyod–nun–tav
“He has given”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:21
And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word וְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ (veyonatan) 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.14.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W16.S1) and character.