1 Samuel 17:16:51 Sam.17.16.W5TAB
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב
vayityatsev
“and he took his stand”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ya-TSEV
- Extended
- vah-yiht-yah-TSEEV
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.jatˈtsɛːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he took his stand
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-ya-TSEV
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV ar-ba-IM YOM
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-pe-lish-TI ha-she-KEM ve-ha-a-REV va-yit-ya-TSEV ar-ba-IM YOM
Exegesis
The Hitpael verb vayyityatstsev {וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב | va-yyi-ṭa-ṣēv} ‘and he took his stand’ emphasizes resolute posture.
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-b
“to station oneself, take a stand”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:16
The Philistine came forward morning and evening and stood firmly for forty days.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב (vayityatsev) 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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.16.W5.S1) and character.