1 Samuel 15:35:11 Sam.15.35.W1TAB
וְלֹא־יָסַ֨ף
veloyasaf
“did not continue to”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-ya-SAF
- Extended
- veh-LOH-yah-SAAF
- IPA
- /vəloː.jaˈsaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- did not continue to
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-ya-SAF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-ya-SAF she-mu-EL
- clause
ve-LO-ya-SAF she-mu-EL lir-OT ET-sha-UL ad-YOM mo-TO ki-hit-ab-BEL she-mu-EL el-sha-UL
- sentence
ve-LO-ya-SAF she-mu-EL lir-OT ET-sha-UL ad-YOM mo-TO ki-hit-ab-BEL she-mu-EL el-sha-UL va-ye-ho-VAH ni-KHAM ki-him-LIKH ET-sha-UL al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the idiom velo yasaf {וְלֹא־יָסַ֨ף | wə-lō-yā-sap} ‘did not continue’, using a vav-consecutive Qal perfect to signal the end of Samuel’s visits.
Root and etymology
y-s-p
“to add, continue”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:35
And Samuel did not continue to see Saul again until the day of his death, for Samuel mourned for Saul. The LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:35, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־יָסַ֨ף (veloyasaf) 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.15.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.35.W1.S1) and character.