1 Samuel 18:13:11 Sam.18.13.W1TAB
וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ
vayesirehu
“and he removed him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-si-RE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-sih-REE-hu
- IPA
- /vajəsiˈreː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he removed 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-si-RE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef
- sentence
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef va-ye-TSE va-ya-VO lif-NE ha-AM
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative uses the consecutive vav to sequence actions, beginning with vayasirehu {וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ | wayyəsîrêhû} “and he removed him,” where the Hiphil stem signals Saul’s active distancing of David.
Root and etymology
s-rsamekh–resh
“to turn aside, withdraw”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:13
So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as commander over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ (vayesirehu) 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.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.13.W1.S1) and character.