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

Result
וַ + יֹּ + אֶל֩
va + yo + el
vayoel

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yo-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.