1 Samuel 14:28:151 Sam.14.28.W15TAB
וַיָּ֖עַף
vayaaf
“and was faint”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AF
- Extended
- vah-yah-AHF
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈʕaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was faint
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-AF
- clause
va-ya-AF ha-AM
- sentence
va-ya-AN ISH me-ha-AM va-yo-MER hash-be-A hish-bi-A a-VI-kha ET-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ha-YOM va-ya-AF ha-AM
Exegesis
Finally, the result clause wayya‘ap hā-‘ām {וַיָּעַף הָעָם | wayya‘ap hā-‘ām} ‘and the people became faint’ indicates the immediate physical effect of the oath. Direct speech punctuation is preserved to retain the formal and legal tone of the original decree.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ף
“to become weary”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:28
Then a man from the people answered and said, “Your father made the people solemnly swear, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats bread today.’” And the people became faint.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:28:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 14:28, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖עַף (vayaaf) 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.14.28.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.28.W15.S1) and character.