1 Samuel 14:33:11 Sam.14.33.W1TAB
וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ
vayagidu
“and they told”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-GI-du
- Extended
- vah-yah-GEE-doo
- IPA
- /vaj.jagˈgiː.duː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they told
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-GI-du
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL
- clause
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM
- sentence
va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM go-LU-e-LAI ha-YOM E-ven ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vay yaggidu {וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ | way-yi-giḏ-du} ‘and they told’, which shifts narrative tense and signals reported speech.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“power, hand”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:33
And they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating blood.” And he said, “You have acted treacherously ; roll to me today a great stone.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (vayagidu) 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.14.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.33.W1.S1) and character.