1 Samuel 16:23:101 Sam.16.23.W10TAB

וְרָוַ֤ח

veravakh

and there was relief

Transliteration
ve-ra-VAKH
Extended
veh-raa-VAHKH
IPA
/vərɑːˈwaħ/

Meaning by language

English
and there was relief

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + רָ + וַ֤ח
ve + ra + vakh
veravakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ra-VAKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL

  3. clause

    ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA bi-he-YOT RU-akh-e-lo-HIM el-sha-UL ve-la-KHAKH da-VID et-ha-ki-NOR ve-ni-GEN be-ya-DO ve-ra-VAKH le-sha-UL ve-TOV LO ve-sa-RA me-a-LAV RU-akh ha-ra-A

Root and etymology

RootReish–Vav–Chet

wind, breath, spirit

In context1 Samuel 16:23

And it happened, whenever the spirit of God was upon Saul, David would take the lyre and play with his hand, and relief came to Saul, and it was good for him; and the evil spirit departed from him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:23, so the Hebrew word וְרָוַ֤ח (veravakh) 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.16.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.23.W10.S1) and character.