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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yis-ra-EL
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.