1 Samuel 19:21:131 Sam.19.21.W13TAB
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ
vayitnebbeu
“and they prophesied”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-neb-BE-u
- Extended
- vah-yiht-nehb-BEH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.nabˈbɛ.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they prophesied
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-neb-BE-u
- 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
Each group then performs the prophetic action, marked by the hitpael imperfect vayitnabeu {וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ | va-yit-nab-bê-ʾû} ‘and they prophesied,’ with gam-hemma {גַּם־הֵ֑מָּה | gam-hêm-mâ} emphasizing repetition.
Root and etymology
“to prophesy”
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 19:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ (vayitnebbeu) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.21.W13.S1) and character.