1 Samuel 17:43:71 Sam.17.43.W7TAB
בָֽא־אֵלַ֖י
vaelai
“come to me”
- Transliteration
- va-E-LAI
- Extended
- vaa-eh-LAI
- IPA
- /vɑː.ʔeːˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- come to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-E-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-TA va-E-LAI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The fused conjunction-pronoun in kî–ʾattā {כִּֽי־אַתָּה | kî–ʾattā} combined with the perfect in bā–ʾēlāy {בָֽא־אֵלַ֖י | bā–ʾēlāy} conveys ‘that you came to me’.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word בָֽא־אֵלַ֖י (vaelai) 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.17.43.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W7.S1) and character.