1 Samuel 16:3:21 Sam.16.3.W2TAB
לְיִשַׁ֖י
leyishai
“to Jesse”
- Transliteration
- le-yi-SHAI
- Extended
- leh-yih-SHAI
- IPA
- /ləjiˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jesse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-yi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI
- clause
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI ba-za-VAKH
- sentence
ve-ka-RA-ta le-yi-SHAI ba-za-VAKH ve-a-no-KHI o-di-a-KHA ET a-sher-ta-a-SE u-ma-SHAKH-ta LI ET a-sher-o-MAR e-LE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase lə-yīshai {לְיִשַׁ֖י | lə-yī-šāy} identifies Jesse as the addressee.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:3
And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you are to do. And you shall anoint the one whom I will declare to you.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:3, so the Hebrew word לְיִשַׁ֖י (leyishai) 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.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.3.W2.S1) and character.