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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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-MA sha-UL
- clause
va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le
- 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 context — 1 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.