1 Samuel 17:4:11 Sam.17.4.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֤א
vayetse
“and he went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went out
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim
- clause
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive in vayetse {וַיֵּצֵ֤א | wayyēṣe} ‘and he went out,’ driving the action forward.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:4
A champion came out from the Philistine camps. His name was Goliath from Gath, and his height was six cubits and a span .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֤א (vayetse) 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.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.4.W1.S1) and character.