1 Samuel 19:20:61 Sam.19.20.W6TAB
וַיַּ֗רְא
vayare
“and he saw”
- Transliteration
- va-yar-E
- Extended
- vah-yahr-EH
- IPA
- /vaj.jarˈʔɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he saw
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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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yar-E
- clause
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL mal-a-KHIM la-ka-KHAT et-da-VID va-yar-E et-la-ha-KAT han-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM u-she-mu-EL o-MED nits-TSAV a-le-HEM vat-te-HI al-mal-a-KHE sha-UL RU-akh e-lo-HIM va-yit-na-be-U gam-HE-ma
In context — 1 Samuel 19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the band of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 19:20, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֗רְא (vayare) 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.19.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.20.W6.S1) and character.