1 Samuel 22:11:11 Sam.22.11.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh lik-RO et-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV ha-ko-HEN ve-ET kol-BET a-VIV ha-ko-ha-NIM a-SHER be-NOV va-ya-VO-u khu-LAM el-ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav consecutive verb vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | wayyiš·lāḥ} ‘and he sent’, which propels the narrative forward.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:11
And the king sent to summon Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests who were at Nob; and they all came to the king.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (vayishlakh) 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.22.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.11.W1.S1) and character.