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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-yal-BESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID
- clause
va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho
- 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 context — 1 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.