1 Samuel 16:13:141 Sam.16.13.W14TAB
וָמָ֑עְלָה
vamala
“and upward or and onward”
- Transliteration
- va-MA-la
- Extended
- vaa-MAA-leh
- IPA
- /vaːˈmaː.ʕlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upward or and onward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-MA-la
- clause
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
Exegesis
The temporal clause mê-hayyôm ha-hûʼ wamā‘ālāh {מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָמָ֑עְלָה | mê-hayyôm hahûʼ wamā‘ālāh} ‘from that day onward’ conveys enduring impact. The sequence closes with two vav-consecutive imperfects (vayyiqām, vayyēleḵ), a customary Hebrew narrative closure marking Samuel’s departure.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word וָמָ֑עְלָה (vamala) 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.16.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W14.S1) and character.