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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA o-HEV et-da-VID
- 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 context — 1 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.