1 Samuel 19:24:121 Sam.19.24.W12TAB
וְכָל־הַלָּ֑יְלָה
vekholhalaila
“and all the night”
- Transliteration
- ve-khol-ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- veh-khol-hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /vəkɔl.halˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all the night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khol-ha-LAI-la
- clause
va-yif-SHAT gam-HU be-ga-DAV va-yit-na-BE gam-HU lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yi-POL a-ROM kol-ha-YOM ha-HU ve-khol-ha-LAI-la
- sentence
va-yif-SHAT gam-HU be-ga-DAV va-yit-na-BE gam-HU lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yi-POL a-ROM kol-ha-YOM ha-HU ve-khol-ha-LAI-la al-KEN yo-me-RU ha-GAM sha-UL ban-ne-vi-IM
Exegesis
The clause wayyippol arom {וַיִּפֹּל עָרֹם | wayyippōl ʿārôm} portrays him lying naked through hallaylah {הַלָּ֑יְלָה | ha-laylāh} and kol hayom hahu {כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא | kāl-hayyôm ha-hûʾ}, creating an immersive depiction of ecstatic vulnerability.
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Lamed–Lamed
“all; entire”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:24
And he also stripped off his garments and also prophesied before Samuel; and he lay naked all that day and all that night. Therefore, they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 19:24, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הַלָּ֑יְלָה (vekholhalaila) 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.19.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.24.W12.S1) and character.