1 Samuel 18:29:91 Sam.18.29.W9TAB

אֹיֵ֥ב

oyev

an enemy

Transliteration
o-YEV
Extended
oh-YEEV
IPA
/ʔoːˈjeːv/

Meaning by language

English
an enemy

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Result
אֹ + יֵ֥ב
o + yev
oyev

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    o-YEV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    o-YEV et-da-VID

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI sha-UL o-YEV et-da-VID kol-ha-ya-MIM

  4. 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

A shift occurs with vayhi {וַיְהִ֥י | way-hî-yî} ‘and he was’, a Qal perfect under vav consecutive that introduces a resultant state: Saul as oyev {אֹיֵ֥ב | ʼō-yēv} ‘enemy’.

Root and etymology

ʼ-y-baleph–yod–bet

enemy, adversary

In context1 Samuel 18:29

Saul continued to fear David, and he remained David’s enemy all the days.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 18:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:29, so the Hebrew word אֹיֵ֥ב (oyev) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.29.W9.S1) and character.