1 Samuel 20:17:11 Sam.20.17.W1TAB

וַיּ֤וֹסֶף

vayosef

and he added or he continued

Transliteration
va-yo-SEF
Extended
vah-yoh-SEHF
IPA
/vaj.joːˈsɛf/

Meaning by language

English
and he added or he continued

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יּ֤וֹ + סֶף
va + yo + sef
vayosef

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Samekhs as in sit
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yo-SEF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-SEF ye-ho-na-TAN

  3. clause

    va-yo-SEF ye-ho-na-TAN le-hash-bi-A et-da-VID be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO

  4. sentence

    va-yo-SEF ye-ho-na-TAN le-hash-bi-A et-da-VID be-a-ha-va-TO o-TO ki-a-ha-VAT naf-SHO a-HE-VO

In context1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan made David swear again, because he loved him as he loved his own soul .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:17, so the Hebrew word וַיּ֤וֹסֶף (vayosef) 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.20.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.17.W1.S1) and character.