1 Samuel 18:9:81 Sam.18.9.W8TAB
וָהָֽלְאָה׃
vahalea
“and onward”
- Transliteration
- va-ha-LE-a
- Extended
- vaa-hah-LEH-ah
- IPA
- /vaːhaˈlʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and onward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ha-LE-a
- clause
me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
- sentence
va-ye-HI sha-UL ON o-YEN ET-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-ha-LE-a
Exegesis
The temporal clause mehayom hahu {מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא | mê·hā·yôm hā·hûʾ} ‘from that day’ establishes the point of origin, and the conjunctive phrase vahalaah {וָהָֽלְאָה | wā·hā·lə·ʼāh} ‘and onward’ extends the action indefinitely. The placement of the participle before the temporal elements underscores the sustained nature of Saul’s hostility. The formal reconstruction preserves Hebrew clause order, while the dynamic reconstruction integrates the temporal markers into an idiomatic English expression for smoother narrative flow.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:9
And it came to pass that Saul kept a suspicious eye on David from that day onward.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 18:9, so the Hebrew word וָהָֽלְאָה׃ (vahalea) 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.18.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.9.W8.S1) and character.