1 Samuel 15:30:121 Sam.15.30.W12TAB
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי
vehishtakhaweiti
“and I will bow down”
- Transliteration
- ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti
- Extended
- veh-hihsh-tah-khah-WEE-tee
- IPA
- /wəhiʃ.ta.ħăˈweː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will bow down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti
- clause
ve-SHUV im-MI ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-ta-TI a-TA kab-de-NI NA NE-ged zik-nee-ah-MEE ve-NE-ged yis-ra-EL ve-SHUV im-MI ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The sequence of vav-consecutive verbs ve-shuv {וְשׁוּב | wə-šûḇ} ‘and-return’ and ve-hishtachaveyti {וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי | wə-hištahăwêṯî} ‘and-I-will-worship’ forms a coordinated purpose clause culminating in la-YHWH elohecha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | la-yhōwāh ’ĕlōhêkā} ‘to-the-LORD your-God’. This paratactic vav-chain mirrors the Hebrew flow and underscores Saul’s progression from confession to public display of loyalty.
Root and etymology
ש-ח-ה
“to bow down, worship”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:30
And he said, “I have sinned. Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 15:30, so the Hebrew word וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי (vehishtakhaweiti) 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.15.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.30.W12.S1) and character.