1 Samuel 18:28:31 Sam.18.28.W3TAB
וַיֵּ֔דַע
vayeda
“and he knew”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-da
- Extended
- vah-YEH-dah
- IPA
- /vajˈjeː.ðaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he knew
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-da
- clause
va-YAR-e sha-UL va-YE-da KI Ye-ho-VAH im-DA-vid
- sentence
va-YAR-e sha-UL va-YE-da KI Ye-ho-VAH im-DA-vid u-mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-HE-vat-e-HU
Exegesis
The verse opens with two vav-consecutive imperfect verbs, vayyar {וַיַּ֤רְא | wayyār} “and he saw” followed by wayyēdaʿ {וַיֵּ֔דַע | wayyēdaʿ} “and he knew,” marking Saul’s shift from outward perception to inner conviction.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–dalet–ayin
“to know”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:28
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֔דַע (vayeda) 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.18.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.28.W3.S1) and character.