1 Samuel 14:41:121 Sam.14.41.W12TAB

יָצָֽאוּ׃

yatsau

went out or escaped

Transliteration
ya-tsa-U
Extended
yaa-tsah-OO
IPA
/jaːtsəˈʔuː/

Meaning by language

English
went out or escaped

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יָ + צָֽא + וּ׃
ya + tsa + u
yatsau

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-tsa-U

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U

  3. clause

    va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive Niphal imperfect vayilaked {וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד | way-yil-lā-khed} ‘and he was taken’ marks passive selection by lot, while veham {וְהָעָ֥ם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ are subsequently yatsau {יָצָֽאוּ | yā-ṣā-ʾû} ‘went out’, highlighting divine judgment resulting in communal removal.

In context1 Samuel 14:41

And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, “Grant a complete verdict .” Then Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:41:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 14:41, so the Hebrew word יָצָֽאוּ׃ (yatsau) 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.14.41.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.41.W12.S1) and character.