1 Samuel 18:4:11 Sam.18.4.W1TAB
וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט
vayitpashet
“and he stripped off”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-pa-SHET
- Extended
- vah-yit-pah-SHEET
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.paˈʃeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he stripped off
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-pa-SHET
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID u-mad-DAV ve-ad-khar-BO ve-ad-kash-TO ve-ad-kha-go-RO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive Hitpael imperfect verb vayitpashet {וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁט | va-yit-pa-šet} ‘and he stripped off.’
Root and etymology
p-sh-tpe–shin–tav
“to strip off”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:4
Then Jonathan removed the robe that was upon him and gave it to David, along with his armor , and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט (vayitpashet) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.4.W1.S1) and character.