1 Samuel 14:24:11 Sam.14.24.W1TAB
וְאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל
veishyisrael
“and a man of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-IHSH-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man of Israel
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ni-GAS
- clause
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ni-GAS ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ni-GAS ba-YOM ha-HU va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ad-ha-E-rev ve-nik-kam-TI me-o-VAI ve-LO TA-am kol-ha-AM LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the compound ve-ish-yisra-el {וְאִישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-ʾîš-yisrāʾēl}, literally “and man-of-Israel,” an idiomatic expression indicating collective pressure.
Root and etymology
Roots-r-h
“he strives with God”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:24
But the men of Israel were pressed that day, for Saul had bound the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats food until evening when I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:24, so the Hebrew word וְאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (veishyisrael) 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.14.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.24.W1.S1) and character.