1 Samuel 18:29:11 Sam.18.29.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֣אסֶף
vayosef
“and he added”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-SEF
- Extended
- vah-yoh-SEHF
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he added
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-SEF sha-UL
- clause
va-yo-SEF sha-UL le-RO mi-pe-NE da-VID OD
- sentence
va-yo-SEF sha-UL le-RO mi-pe-NE da-VID OD va-ye-HI sha-UL o-YEV et-da-VID kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative verb vayyoasef {וַיֹּ֣אסֶף | way-yō-ʼă-sep} ‘and he continued’, employing the vav consecutive with a Qal imperfect to indicate intensification.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:29
Saul continued to fear David, and he remained David’s enemy all the days.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֣אסֶף (vayosef) 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.18.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.29.W1.S1) and character.