1 Samuel 18:16:11 Sam.18.16.W1TAB

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

vekholyisrael

and all Israel

Transliteration
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
Extended
veh-KHOL-yihs-rah-EEL
IPA
/wəˈχɔl.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
and all Israel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + כָל + יִשְׂ + רָ + אֵל֙
ve + khol + yis + ra + el
vekholyisrael

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL

  2. clause

    ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA o-HEV et-da-VID

  3. sentence

    ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA o-HEV et-da-VID ki-HU yo-TSE va-VA lif-ne-HEM

Exegesis

The coordinated noun phrase kol Yisraʾel we-Yehudah {כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה | kāl yiś-ra-ʾēl wî-yehû-dâh} ‘all Israel and Judah’ serves as the subject.

Root and etymology

š-r-rShin–Resh–Resh

ruler, commander

In context1 Samuel 18:16

And all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (vekholyisrael) 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.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.16.W1.S1) and character.