1 Samuel 19:10:11 Sam.19.10.W1TAB
וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ
vayevakesh
“and he sought”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-va-KESH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vah-KEHSH
- IPA
- /vaj.jəvaqˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sought
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-va-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL
- clause
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR
- sentence
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR ve-da-VID NAS va-yim-ma-LET ba-LAI-la HU
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ | wayyĕvāqqēš} “and he sought,” indicating Saul’s sequential action.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–qof–shin
“to seek”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:10
And Saul sought to strike David with the spear against the wall, but David evaded him, and Saul drove the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ (vayevakesh) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.10.W1.S1) and character.