1 Samuel 17:11:11 Sam.17.11.W1TAB

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע

vayishma

and heard

Transliteration
va-yish-MA
Extended
vah-yihsh-MAH
IPA
/vaj.jiʃˈmaʕ/

Meaning by language

English
and heard

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Result
וַ + יִּשְׁ + מַ֤ע
va + yish + ma
vayishma

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yish-MA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yish-MA sha-UL

  3. clause

    va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le

  4. sentence

    va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le va-ye-KHA-tu va-yir-E-u me-OD

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive prefix vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he heard’, indicating a sequential narrative action in the Qal imperfect.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–mem–ayin

to hear

In context1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (vayishma) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.11.W1.S1) and character.