1 Samuel 18:13:41 Sam.18.13.W4TAB
וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ
vayesimehu
“and he set him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-si-ME-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-sih-MEE-hu
- IPA
- /vajəsiˈmeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he set 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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-si-ME-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-si-ME-hu LO
- 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
Vayasimehu {וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ | wayyəśîmêhû} repeats the framework in Qal to denote formal appointment, with lo {ל֖וֹ | lō̂} marking David as the beneficiary.
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 18:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ (vayesimehu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.13.W4.S1) and character.