1 Samuel 16:22:11 Sam.16.22.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAAKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
Exegesis
The narrative opening vav-consecutive verb vayyishlakh {וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | wayyišlāḥ} maintains continuity.
Root and etymology
sh-l-ḥshin–lamed–het
“to send”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David continue to stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (vayishlakh) 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.16.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W1.S1) and character.