1 Samuel 17:4:111 Sam.17.4.W11TAB
וָזָֽרֶת׃
vazeret
“and a span”
- Transliteration
- va-ZE-ret
- Extended
- vaa-ZEH-reht
- IPA
- /vaːˈzɛrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a span
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ZE-ret
- clause
gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
- 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
Finally, the nominal clause gavho shesh ammot va-zaret {גָּבְה֕וֹ שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת וָזָֽרֶת | gāvôh šêš ʾammôt wā-zā-ret} records his impressive stature, with numerals quantifying his height and the possessive suffix underscoring his physical presence. Placing this description last heightens the suspense before David’s response.
Root and etymology
ז–ר–ת
“span”
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 17:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word וָזָֽרֶת׃ (vazeret) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.4.W11.S1) and character.