וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל

   va-yish-AL

   and he asked
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר

   va-yish-AL va-yo-MER

   and he asked and he said
3. clause🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד

   va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID

   and he went also he to Ramah-ward or to Ramah and he came as far as a well the great which in Seku and he asked and he said where Samuel and David
4. sentence🔊 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה בנוית בְּנָי֥וֹת בָּרָמָֽה׃

   va-YE-lekh gam-HU ha-ra-MA-ta va-ya-BO ad-BOR ha-ga-DOL a-SHER ba-se-KHU va-yish-AL va-yo-MER E-fo she-mu-EL ve-da-VID va-yo-MER hin-NE be-nu-YIT be-na-YOT ba-ra-MA

   and he went also he to Ramah-ward or to Ramah and he came as far as a well the great which in Seku and he asked and he said where Samuel and David and one said behold in Naioth in Naioth in Ramah

Exegesis

The sequence of vav-consecutive forms (wayyeilekh {וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | wayyeilekh} “and he went”, wayyavo {וַיָּבֹא֙ | wayyavo} “and he came”, wayyishal {וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל | wayyishal} “and he asked”, wayyomer {וַיֹּ֔אמֶר | wayyomer} “and he said”) establishes rapid narrative progression.

Root and etymology

sh-’-l🔊 ש־א־ל

“to ask, inquire”

• 🔊 שְׁאֵלָהshe’elahquestionExodus 32:7