1 Samuel 19:21:101 Sam.19.21.W10TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- clause
va-YO-sef sha-UL va-yish-LAKH mal-e-KHIM she-li-SHIM 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 verb vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ | va-yish-lakh} appears twice, first with malakhim acherim {מַלְאָכִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים | mal-ʾā-kîm ʾa-ḥê-rîm} ‘other messengers,’ then with malakhim shlishim {מַלְאָכִ֣ים שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים | mal-ʾā-kîm šə-lî-šîm} ‘third ones/time,’ showing Saul’s escalating efforts.
Root and etymology
“to send”
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 19:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (vayishlakh) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.21.W10.S1) and character.