וַיִּיקַ֥ר

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּיקַ֥ר

   va-yi-KAR

   and was precious or honored
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ

   va-yi-KAR she-MO

   and was precious or honored his name
3. clause🔊 וַיְהִ֣י מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃

   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

   and it was as often as their going out had success or acted wisely David more than all servants of Saul and was precious or honored his name very
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃

   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

   and they went out commanders of Philistines and it was as often as their going out had success or acted wisely David more than all servants of Saul and was precious or honored his name very

Exegesis

The result clause employs the Hiphil imperfect wayyiqār {וַיִּיקַ֥ר | wayyîqār} 'became esteemed' modified by the adverb meʾōd {מְאֹֽד | meʾōd} 'very,' emphasizing the elevation of David’s reputation. Hebrew narrative chaining links events with the repeated vav, while the min + all comparative construction and the midê + infinitive construct temporal clause are rendered in English as "more than all" and "whenever," preserving the source’s structure and emphasis.