1 Samuel 18:20:11 Sam.18.20.W1TAB
וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב
vateehav
“and she loved”
- Transliteration
- va-te-e-HAV
- Extended
- vah-teh-eh-HAV
- IPA
- /vat.tɛʔɛˈhav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she loved
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-te-e-HAV
- clause
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID
- sentence
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb waṯteʾehāv {וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב | waṯteʾehāv} ‘and she loved’, highlighting Michal’s emotional act.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-h-b
“to love”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the matter was pleasing in his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב (vateehav) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W1.S1) and character.