1 Samuel 17:39:11 Sam.17.39.W1TAB
וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר
vayakhgor
“and he girded”
- Transliteration
- va-yakh-GOR
- Extended
- vah-yahkh-GOHR
- IPA
- /vaj.jaħˈɡoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he girded
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-yakh-GOR
- phraseyour reading level
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO
- clause
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti
- sentence
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti va-ye-si-REM da-VID me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect wayyachgor {וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר | wayyaḥgôr} ‘and he girded,’ marking David’s initial action.
Root and etymology
ח־ג־רḥ-g-r
“to gird, equip”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:39
David girded his sword over his armor and tried to go, for he had not tested them; and he said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, for I have not tried them.” So he removed them from himself.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:39, so the Hebrew word וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר (vayakhgor) 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.17.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.39.W1.S1) and character.