1 Samuel 21:13:11 Sam.21.13.W1TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:14
וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ
vayeshnu
“and he changed”
- Transliteration
- va-yesh-NU
- Extended
- vah-yehsh-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jəʃanˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he changed
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-yesh-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo
- clause
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yesh-NU et-TA-e-mo be-e-NE-ye-hem va-yit-ho-LEL be-ya-DAM va-ye-TAV al-DAL-te-vot ha-SHA-ar va-yo-RED ri-RO el-ze-KA-no
In context — 1 Samuel 21:13
And he changed his behavior before them and behaved crazily in their eyes as a madman; he scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down upon his beard while he was in their hands .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 21:13, so the Hebrew word וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ (vayeshnu) 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.13.W1.S1) and character.