1 Samuel 14:37:11 Sam.14.37.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל
vayishal
“and asked”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-AL
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-AL
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʔal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and asked
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-AL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-AL sha-UL
- clause
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-NA-hu ba-YOM ha-HU
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive prefix vav {וַ | wā} ‘and’ attached to the Qal imperfect verb yiš·’al {יִשְׁאַל | yiš·’al} ‘asked,’ a device to propel action.
Root and etymology
שין־אלף־למד
“to ask, inquire”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:37
And Saul asked of God , “Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:37, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל (vayishal) 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.14.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.37.W1.S1) and character.