1 Samuel 19:6:11 Sam.19.6.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע
vayishma
“and he listened”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-MA
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-MAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈmaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he listened
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-MA sha-UL
- clause
va-yish-MA sha-UL be-KOL ye-ho-na-TAN
- sentence
va-yish-MA sha-UL be-KOL ye-ho-na-TAN va-yish-SHA-va sha-UL KHAI-ye-ho-VAH im-yu-MAT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive perfect vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he listened’, marking sequential narrative action by Saul.
Root and etymology
“to hear”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore , “As surely as the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 19:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (vayishma) 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.6.W1.S1) and character.