1 Samuel 19:24:41 Sam.19.24.W4TAB
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א
vayitnabe
“and he prophesied”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-na-BE
- Extended
- vah-yiht-neh-nah-BEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.nabˈbeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-na-BE
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-na-BE gam-HU
- 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 narrative uses the vav consecutive to mark sequential actions in wayyipshat {וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ט | wayyiṣpaṭ} and wayyitnabbe {וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א | wayyitnabbēʾ}, emphasizing Saul’s entrance into prophetic behavior.
Root and etymology
n-b-ʾn–b–ʾ
“to prophesy”
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 19:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 19:24, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א (vayitnabe) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.24.W4.S1) and character.