1 Samuel 16:22:51 Sam.16.22.W5TAB
יַעֲמָד־נָ֤א
yaamadna
“let remain, please”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-MAD-na
- Extended
- yah-ah-MAAD-naa
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈmaːd.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let remain, please
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-MAD-na
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-MAD-na da-VID
- clause
ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
- 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
In the main clause, the cohortative verb yaʿămad-nā {יַעֲמָד־נָ֤א | yaʿămad-nā} conveys an earnest entreaty for David’s ongoing service.
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 16:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word יַעֲמָד־נָ֤א (yaamadna) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W5.S1) and character.