1 Samuel 17:26:131 Sam.17.26.W13TAB
וְהֵסִ֥יר
vehesir
“and removes”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-SIR
- Extended
- veh-hee-SEER
- IPA
- /vəheːˈsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and removes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-he-SIR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-SIR kher-PA
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-o-me-DIM i-MO le-MOR ma-ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE et-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-LAZ ve-he-SIR kher-PA me-AL yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-o-me-DIM i-MO le-MOR ma-ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE et-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-LAZ ve-he-SIR kher-PA me-AL yis-ra-EL KI MI ha-pe-lish-TI he-a-REL ha-ZE KI khe-REF ma-ar-KHOT e-lo-HIM kha-YIM
Exegesis
The sequence ve-hesir kherpah me-al yisrael {וְהֵסִיר חֶרְפָּה מֵעַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | wə-hē-sîr ḥer-pāh mē-‘āl yīś-rā-’ēl} ‘and removes disgrace from Israel’ asserts communal honor.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:26
And David said to the men standing with him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should taunt the battle lines of the living God ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 17:26, so the Hebrew word וְהֵסִ֥יר (vehesir) 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.17.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.26.W13.S1) and character.