1 Samuel 15:12:11 Sam.15.12.W1TAB
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם
vayashkem
“rose early”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-KEM
- Extended
- vah-yash-KEHM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʃˈkeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- rose early
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yash-KEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KEM she-mu-EL
- clause
va-yash-KEM she-mu-EL lik-RAT sha-UL ba-BO-ker
- sentence
va-yash-KEM she-mu-EL lik-RAT sha-UL ba-BO-ker va-yug-GAD lish-mu-EL le-MOR BA-sha-UL ha-kar-me-LA ve-hin-NE ma-TSIV LO YAD va-yis-SOV va-ya-a-VOR va-ye-RED ha-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with the vav consecutive Hifil imperfect as seen in vayashkem {וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם | wayyaškēm} ‘and he rose early’, creating continuity.
Root and etymology
š-k-mshin–kaf–mem
“to rise early”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:12
And Samuel arose early to meet Saul in the morning, and it was told to Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he is erecting a monument for himself.” Then he turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:12, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם (vayashkem) 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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.12.W1.S1) and character.