1 Samuel 19:21:11 Sam.19.21.W1TAB
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ
vayaggidu
“and they told”
- Transliteration
- va-yag-GI-du
- Extended
- vah-yahg-GEE-doo
- IPA
- /vaj.jagˈgiː.duː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they told
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yag-GI-du
- phraseyour reading level
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL
- clause
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM a-khe-RIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma va-YO-sef sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM she-li-SHIM va-yit-neb-BE-u gam-HE-ma
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive perfect vayaggidu {וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ | vā-yyaggî-dû} ‘and they told,’ introducing a report directed to Saul.
Root and etymology
g-g-dgimel–gimel–dalet
“to tell”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:21
And they informed Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Then Saul persisted and sent messengers a third time, and they also prophesied.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (vayaggidu) 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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.21.W1.S1) and character.