1 Samuel 17:43:91 Sam.17.43.W9TAB
וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל
vayekallel
“and he cursed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kal-LEL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-kahl-LEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jəqalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he cursed
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-kal-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
- 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 second vav-consecutive Piel wayyiqqallel {וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל | wayyiqqallel} ‘and he cursed’ intensifies the action, and ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} signals David as the object.
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 17:43:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל (vayekallel) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W9.S1) and character.