1 Samuel 23:2:151 Sam.23.2.W15TAB

וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖

vehoshata

“and save”

Transliteration: ve-ho-SHA-ta
Extended: veh-hoh-SHAH-taa
IPA: /vəhoːˈʃaʕ.taː/

Meaning by language

English: and save

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Result

וְ + הוֹ + שַׁ + עְתָּ֖

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ve + ho + sha + ta

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vehoshata

Alphabet Analysis

	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'

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The word

Word in context

word
ve-ho-SHA-ta
clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID LEKH ve-hi-KHI-ta va-pe-lish-TIM ve-ho-SHA-ta et-ke-i-LA
sentence
va-yish-AL da-VID ba-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-e-LEKH ve-hik-KEI-ti ba-pe-lish-TIM ha-E-le va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID LEKH ve-hi-KHI-ta va-pe-lish-TIM ve-ho-SHA-ta et-ke-i-LA

Exegesis

After the clause boundary, the second waw-consecutive imperfect vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduces God’s response, which uses the imperative lēkh {לֵ֣ךְ | lēḵ} ‘go,’ wə-hikkēta {וְהִכֵּיתָ֣ | wə-hikkēṯā́} ‘and strike,’ and wə-hōšaʿtā {וְהוֹשַׁ֖עְתָּ | wə-hōšaʿtā́} ‘and save,’ presenting assured commands. The pairing of Hifil forms on נכה and ישע underscores both military action and deliverance. English renders the cohortative as a reflective question and the imperatives as direct commands to maintain the verse’s theological emphasis.

In context — 1 Samuel 23:2

David inquired of the LORD , saying, “Is it right for me to go and strike the Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go; strike the Philistines, and you will save Keilah.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 23:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 23:2, so the Hebrew word וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ (vehoshata) 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.23.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.2.W15.S1) and character.

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