1 Samuel 18:22:11 Sam.18.22.W1TAB
וַיְצַ֨ו
vayetsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSAV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSAAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayetsav {וַיְצַ֨ו | way-ye-tsāw} ‘and he commanded’, which advances the story chronologically.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:22
And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַ֨ו (vayetsav) 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.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W1.S1) and character.