1 Samuel 17:3:51 Sam.17.3.W5TAB

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל

veyisrael

and Israel

Transliteration
ve-yis-ra-EL
Extended
veh-yihs-rah-EEL
IPA
/vəyɪs.raːˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
and Israel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + יִשְׂ + רָ + אֵ֛ל
ve + yis + ra + el
veyisrael

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
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
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-yis-ra-EL

  2. clause

    u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE

  3. sentence

    u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-ha-GAI be-ne-HEM

Exegesis

The coordinating conjunction waw links the opposing subjects ufelishtim {וּפְלִשְׁתִּים | wə-pə-lish-tîm} and veyisrael {וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | wə-yis-rā-ʾēl}.

Root and etymology

s-r-’lshin–resh–aleph–lamed

God prevails

In context1 Samuel 17:3

The Philistines held their ground on the hill on one side, and Israel held the hill on the other side, with the valley between them.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:3, so the Hebrew word וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (veyisrael) 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.17.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.3.W5.S1) and character.