1 Samuel 17:47:11 Sam.17.47.W1TAB
וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙
veyedeu
“and they will know”
- Transliteration
- ve-ye-DE-u
- Extended
- veh-yeh-DEH-oo
- IPA
- /vəjeːdəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ye-DE-u
- clause
ve-ye-DE-u kol-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH ki-LO be-KHE-rev u-va-kha-NIT ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ye-DE-u kol-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH ki-LO be-KHE-rev u-va-kha-NIT ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH KI la-ye-ho-VAH ha-mil-kha-MA ve-na-TAN et-KHEM be-ya-DE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with veyedu {וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ | wə-yē-ḏə-ʿū}, a vav-consecutive plus Qal imperfect that introduces a subordinate clause emphasizing communal realization.
Root and etymology
y-d
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:47
And all this company will know that the LORD does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle belongs to the LORD and He will hand you over into our hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:47:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:47, so the Hebrew word וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ (veyedeu) 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.17.47.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.47.W1.S1) and character.