1 Samuel 18:12:11 Sam.18.12.W1TAB
וַיִּרָ֥א
vayira
“and he feared”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-RA
- Extended
- vah-yih-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈrɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he feared
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yi-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-RA sha-UL
- clause
va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID
- sentence
va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID KI-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO u-me-IM sha-UL SAR
Exegesis
The narrative vav-consecutive in vayira {וַיִּרָ֥א | wayyirāʾ} ‘and he was afraid’ propels the storyline and introduces Saul’s fear.
Root and etymology
y-r-ʾyod–resh–aleph
“to fear, be in dread”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:12
And Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him, but He had departed from Saul.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרָ֥א (vayira) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.12.W1.S1) and character.