1 Samuel 23:24:71 Sam.23.24.W7TAB
וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו
vaanashav
“and his men”
- Transliteration
- va-a-na-SHAV
- Extended
- vah-ah-nah-SHAAV
- IPA
- /vaʔănaːˈʃaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-na-SHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-da-VID va-a-na-SHAV
- clause
ve-da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-mid-BAR ma-ON ba-a-ra-VA EL ye-MIN ha-ye-shi-MON
- sentence
va-YA-ku-MU va-YEL-khu TSI-fa lif-NE sha-UL ve-da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-mid-BAR ma-ON ba-a-ra-VA EL ye-MIN ha-ye-shi-MON
Exegesis
The coordination weDavid va'anashav bamidbar Maon {וְדָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו בַּמִּדְבָּר מָעוֹן | wə-Dāwîḏ wa-ʾănāšāyw ba-midbār Mā'ōn} positions David’s group in the wilderness of Maon.
Root and etymology
א־נ־ש
“man”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:24
So they rose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 23:24, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו (vaanashav) 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.23.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.24.W7.S1) and character.