1 Samuel 18:16:21 Sam.18.16.W2TAB

וִיהוּדָ֔ה

viyehuda

and Judah

Transliteration
vi-ye-hu-DA
Extended
vih-yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/wiːjəhuːˈdɔː/

Meaning by language

English
and Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וִ + י + הוּ + דָ֔ה
vi + ye + hu + da
viyehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    vi-ye-hu-DA

  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.

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 18:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word וִיהוּדָ֔ה (viyehuda) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.16.W2.S1) and character.