1 Samuel 15:27:11 Sam.15.27.W1TAB

וַיִּסֹּ֥ב

vayissov

turned away

Transliteration
va-yis-SOV
Extended
vah-yihs-SOHV
IPA
/vaj.jisˈsoːv/

Meaning by language

English
turned away

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּס + סֹּ֥ב
va + yis + sov
vayissov

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Samekhs as in sit
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yis-SOV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL

  3. clause

    va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL la-LE-khet

  4. sentence

    va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL la-LE-khet va-ya-kha-ZEK bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH va-yik-KA-ra

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative employs a sequential vav consecutive pattern linking three actions: vayissov {וַיִּסֹּב | way·yi·sōḇ} ‘and he turned’, vayachazeq {וַיַּחֲזֵק | way·ya·ḥă·zêq} ‘and he seized’, and vayiqera {וַיִּקָּרַע | way·yi·qā·raʿ} ‘and it tore’.

In context1 Samuel 15:27

And as Samuel turned to go, Saul grasped the edge of his robe , and it tore.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:27, so the Hebrew word וַיִּסֹּ֥ב (vayissov) 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.15.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.27.W1.S1) and character.