1 Samuel 22:10:11 Sam.22.10.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁאַל־לוֹ֙
vayishallo
“and he asked for him”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-AL-LO
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-AL-LOH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʔal.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he asked for him
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-AL-LO
- clause
va-yish-AL-LO ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-TSEI-da na-TAN LO
- sentence
va-yish-AL-LO ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-TSEI-da na-TAN LO ve-ET KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-pe-lish-TI na-TAN LO
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a vav-consecutive sequence beginning with vayish’al {וַיִּשְׁאַל | vayyīšʿāl} ‘and he inquired’ (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect), followed by the perfect verbs nāṯān {נָ֣תַן | nāṯān} ‘he gave’, which maintain narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–aleph–lamed
“to ask, inquire”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:10
And he inquired of the LORD on his behalf, gave him provisions , and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁאַל־לוֹ֙ (vayishallo) 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.22.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.10.W1.S1) and character.