1 Samuel 14:24:51 Sam.14.24.W5TAB
וַיֹּאֶל֩
vayoel
“and he caused to swear or bound with an oath”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-EL
- Extended
- vah-yoh-EL
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he caused to swear or bound with an oath
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM
- clause
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
- 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 verb wayyōʾēl {וַיֹּאֶל | wayyōʾēl} in the Hiphil imperfect with vav consecutive conveys Saul’s act of imposing an oath.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–vav–lamed
“to impose by oath”
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 14:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:24, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאֶל֩ (vayoel) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.24.W5.S1) and character.