1 Samuel 23:28:11 Sam.23.28.W1TAB
וַיָּ֣שָׁב
vayashav
“and he returned”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-shav
- Extended
- vah-YAA-shav
- IPA
- /vajˈjaːʃav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he returned
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YA-shav
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-shav sha-UL
- clause
va-YA-shav sha-UL mir-DOF a-kha-RE da-VID va-YE-lekh lik-RA-at pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YA-shav sha-UL mir-DOF a-kha-RE da-VID va-YE-lekh lik-RA-at pe-lish-TIM al-KE-n kar-E-U la-ma-KOM ha-HU SE-la ha-ma-khle-KOT
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the waw-consecutive imperfect wayyishshav {וַיִּשָׁב | wayyiššāḇ} indicating sequential action.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:28
So Saul turned back from chasing David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore that place was called Sela Hammachlekot.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 23:28, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣שָׁב (vayashav) 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.23.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.28.W1.S1) and character.