1 Samuel 19:24:81 Sam.19.24.W8TAB
וַיִּפֹּ֣ל
vayipol
“and he fell”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-POL
- Extended
- vah-yih-POHL
- IPA
- /vaj.jipˈpoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he fell
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-POL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-POL a-ROM
- 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.
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 19:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 19:24, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (vayipol) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.24.W8.S1) and character.