1 Samuel 17:42:31 Sam.17.42.W3TAB
וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה
vayire
“and he saw”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-E
- Extended
- vah-yir-EH
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈʔɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he saw
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yir-E
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-E et-da-VID
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–ayin
“to fear, be afraid”
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 17:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה (vayire) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W3.S1) and character.