וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע

   va-yish-MA

   and he heard
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֱלִיאָב֙

   va-yish-MA e-li-AV

   and he heard Eliab
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֱלִיאָב֙ אָחִ֣יו הַגָּד֔וֹל בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים

   va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM

   and he heard Eliab his brother the great or the eldest when he spoke to the men
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֱלִיאָב֙ אָחִ֣יו הַגָּד֔וֹל בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַיִּֽחַר־אַף֩ אֱלִיאָ֨ב בְּדָוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה יָרַ֗דְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֨י נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ מְעַ֨ט הַצֹּ֤אן הָהֵ֙נָּה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֲנִ֧י יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶת־זְדֹנְךָ֗ וְאֵת֙ רֹ֣עַ לְבָבֶ֔ךָ כִּ֗י לְמַ֛עַן רְא֥וֹת הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה יָרָֽדְתָּ׃

   va-yish-MA e-li-AV a-KHIv ha-ga-DOL be-dab-be-RO el-ha-a-na-SHIM va-yi-KHAR-AF e-li-AV be-da-VID va-yo-MER la-ma-ZE ya-RAD-ta ve-al-MI na-TASH-ta me-AT ha-TSON ha-HEN-na ba-mid-BAR a-NI ya-DA-te et-ze-DON-kha ve-ET RO-a le-va-VE-kha KI le-ma-AN re-OT ha-mil-kha-MA ya-RAD-ta

   and he heard Eliab his brother the great or the eldest when he spoke to the men and anger burned Eliab against David and he said why is this you have come down and upon whom have you left fewness or a little the flock these here in the wilderness I I have known your presumption and evil or badness of your heart for for the purpose of seeing the battle you have come down

Exegesis

The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive prefix in vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he heard’, which propels the action.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־מ־עshin–mem–ayin

“to hear”

• 🔊 שְׁמֶעšeme‘listenDeuteronomy 6:4