1 Samuel 17:38:11 Sam.17.38.W1TAB

וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ

vayalbesh

and he clothed

Transliteration
va-yal-BESH
Extended
vah-yahl-BESH
IPA
/vaj.jalˈbeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
and he clothed

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יַּלְ + בֵּ֨שׁ
va + yal + besh
vayalbesh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yal-BESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID

  3. clause

    va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho

  4. sentence

    va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho va-yal-BESH o-TO shir-YON

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–bet–shin

to clothe, to wear

In context1 Samuel 17:38

Saul dressed David in his own battle garments , placed a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail on him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:38, so the Hebrew word וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ (vayalbesh) 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.17.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.38.W1.S1) and character.