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

Result
וִ + יהֽוֹ + נָ + תָן֙
vi + yo + na + tan
viyonatan

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    vi-yo-na-TAN

  2. clause

    vi-yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL kha-FETS be-da-VID me-OD

  3. 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 context1 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.