1 Samuel 22:18:131 Sam.22.18.W13TAB
וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא֙
vayifgau
“and he struck, he”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-GA-u
- Extended
- vah-yihf-GAH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈɣaʕ.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck, he
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yif-GA-u
- clause
va-yi-SOV do-YIG do-EG ha-a-do-MI va-yif-GA-u ba-ko-ha-NIM va-ya-MET ba-YOM ha-HU she-mo-NIM va-kha-mi-SHA ISH no-SE e-FOD BAD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh le-do-YIG le-do-EG SOV a-TA u-fe-GA ba-ko-ha-NIM va-yi-SOV do-YIG do-EG ha-a-do-MI va-yif-GA-u ba-ko-ha-NIM va-ya-MET ba-YOM ha-HU she-mo-NIM va-kha-mi-SHA ISH no-SE e-FOD BAD
Exegesis
The narrative uses vav consecutive clauses (vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, vay-yisov {וַיִּסֹּב | vay-yis-sōb}, vayipga-hu {וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא | vay-yip-pa-‘a-hū}, vayamet {וַיָּמֶת | vay-yā-met}) to link actions rapidly.
Root and etymology
p-g-ʿpe–gimel–ayin
“strike, attack”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:18
And the king said to Doeg, “Turn and strike the priests.” Then Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and on that day he killed eighty-five men wearing a linen ephod .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 22:18, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא֙ (vayifgau) 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.22.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.18.W13.S1) and character.