1 Samuel 17:42:51 Sam.17.42.W5TAB

וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ

vayivzehu

and he despised him

Transliteration
va-yiv-ZE-hu
Extended
vah-yihv-ZEH-hoo
IPA
/vaj.jivˈzeː.huː/

Meaning by language

English
and he despised him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּבְ + זֵ֑ + הוּ
va + yiv + ze + hu
vayivzehu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Zayinz as in zero
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yiv-ZE-hu

  2. clause

    va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu

  3. 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

Root and etymology

Rootbet-zayin-he

to despise

In context1 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 17:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ (vayivzehu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W5.S1) and character.