1 Samuel 18:30:11 Sam.18.30.W1TAB
וַיֵּצְא֖וּ
vayetsu
“and they went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-tsu
- Extended
- vah-ye-TSOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈtsʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went out
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-tsu
- clause
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect verb vayyetzeʾu {וַיֵּצְא֖וּ | wayyēṣəʾū} 'and they went out,' establishing a narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
“to go out”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:30
And the commanders of the Philistines went out, and as often as they went out, David prospered more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:30, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (vayetsu) 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.18.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.30.W1.S1) and character.