1 Samuel 16:4:11 Sam.16.4.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
vayaas
“and he did”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AS
- Extended
- vah-yah-AS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he did
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-AS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL
- clause
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem
- sentence
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive clause vayaas {וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | wayyaʾaś} ‘and he did’ marking narrative continuation.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and he came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “Is your coming in peace?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayaas) 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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.4.W1.S1) and character.