1 Samuel 14:22:91 Sam.14.22.W9TAB
וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ
vayadbeku
“and they clung or pursued closely”
- Transliteration
- va-yad-be-KU
- Extended
- vah-yahd-beh-KOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jad.vəˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they clung or pursued closely
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yad-be-KU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yad-be-KU gam-HE-ma
- clause
va-yad-be-KU gam-HE-ma a-kha-re-HEM ba-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
ve-KHOL ISH yis-ra-EL ha-mit-kha-be-IM be-HAR-e-fra-YIM sha-me-U ki-na-SU pe-lish-TIM va-yad-be-KU gam-HE-ma a-kha-re-HEM ba-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The vav consecutive in vayadbeku {וַיַּדְבְּקוּ | wa-yad-bə-qû} shifts to imperfect, highlighting decisive pursuit.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-q
“to cling, pursue closely”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:22
All the men of Israel who had been hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, and they too pursued closely after them in the battle .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 14:22, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ (vayadbeku) 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.14.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.22.W9.S1) and character.