1 Samuel 14:26:71 Sam.14.26.W7TAB
וְאֵין־מַשִּׂ֤יג
veenmasisig
“and there was not reaching”
- Transliteration
- ve-EN-ma-si-SIG
- Extended
- veh-EEN-mah-sih-SIIG
- IPA
- /vəʔeːn.masːiːɣ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was not reaching
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EN-ma-si-SIG
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO
- clause
ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO el-pi-V ki-ya-RE ha-AM et-ha-she-vu-A
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-ha-ya-AR ve-hin-NE HE-lekh de-VASH ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO el-pi-V ki-ya-RE ha-AM et-ha-she-vu-A
Exegesis
The negative existential ve-ein {וְאֵין־ | wə-ʾēn-} ‘and there was not’ plus the Pi‘el participle massig {מַשִּׂיג | mas-sîg} ‘reaching’ emphasizes complete restraint.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:26
And the people came into the forest, and behold, honey was flowing; but no one reached his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:26, so the Hebrew word וְאֵין־מַשִּׂ֤יג (veenmasisig) 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.14.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.26.W7.S1) and character.