1 Samuel 16:9:21 Sam.16.9.W2TAB
יִשַׁ֖י
yishai
“Jesse”
- Transliteration
- yi-SHAI
- Extended
- yih-SHAI
- IPA
- /jiˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
יִ + שַׁ֖י
↓
yi + shai
↓
yishai
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI
- clause
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI sha-MA
- sentence
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI sha-MA va-yo-MER gam-ba-ZE lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
In context — 1 Samuel 16:9
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by, and Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:9, so the Hebrew word יִשַׁ֖י (yishai) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.9.W2.S1) and character.