1 Samuel 17:42:11 Sam.17.42.W1TAB
וַיַּבֵּ֧ט
vayabbet
“and he looked”
- Transliteration
- va-yab-BET
- Extended
- vah-yahb-BEET
- IPA
- /vaj.jabˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he looked
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
va-yab-BET
- phraseyour reading level
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu
- sentence
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
Exegesis
The verse opens with a sequential narrative framework using vayyabet {וַיַּבֵּ֧ט | va-yyabbēṭ} ‘and he looked’ immediately followed by vayireh {וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה | va-yiriʾēh} ‘and he saw’, highlighting the Philistine’s focused observation.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:42
The Philistine looked and saw David and despised him, for David was a youth , ruddy, and pleasing in appearance .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word וַיַּבֵּ֧ט (vayabbet) 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.17.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W1.S1) and character.