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
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiv-ZE-hu
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootbet-zayin-he
“to despise”
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 17:42:5 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.