1 Samuel 19:1:81 Sam.19.1.W8TAB
וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙
viyonatan
“but Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- vi-yo-na-TAN
- Extended
- vih-yoh-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /viːjoːnaːˈθaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but Jonathan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vi-yo-na-TAN
- clause
vi-yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL kha-FETS be-da-VID me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER sha-UL el-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-el-kal-a-va-DAV le-ha-MIT et-da-VID vi-yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL kha-FETS be-da-VID me-OD
Exegesis
The second clause begins with wə-yōnāṯān {וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ | wə-yōnāṯān}, introducing Jonathan’s reaction.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:1
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan son of Saul was very pleased with David.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ (viyonatan) 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.19.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.1.W8.S1) and character.