1 Samuel 19:2:11 Sam.19.2.W1TAB
וַיַּגֵּ֤ד
vayagged
“and he told”
- Transliteration
- va-yag-GED
- Extended
- vah-yahg-GEHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jagˈgɛːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he told
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-yag-GED
- phraseyour reading level
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN
- clause
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha
- sentence
va-yag-GED ye-ho-na-TAN le-da-VID le-MOR me-vak-KESH sha-UL a-VI la-ha-MI-te-kha ve-a-TA hish-sha-MER-NA va-BO-ker ve-ya-shav-TA va-SE-ter ve-nakh-BE-ta
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive form vayaged {וַיַּגֵּד | way-yaggēḏ} ‘and he told,’ marking a narrative continuation.
Root and etymology
g-g-dgimel–gimel–dalet
“to tell”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:2
And Jonathan told David, saying, “My father Saul is seeking to kill you. Now be on guard, please, in the morning, and you shall remain in the hiding place and you shall hide yourself.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּגֵּ֤ד (vayagged) 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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.2.W1.S1) and character.