1 Samuel 23:5:31 Sam.23.5.W3TAB
וַאֲנָשָׁ֨יו
vaanashav
“and his men”
- Transliteration
- va-a-na-SHAV
- Extended
- vah-ah-nah-SHAAV
- IPA
- /va.ʔănaːˈʃaːw/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-na-SHAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ke-i-LA
- clause
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ke-i-LA va-yil-la-KHEM ba-pe-lish-TIM va-yin-hag et-mik-ne-HEM va-YAKH ba-HEM ma-KA ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ke-i-LA va-yil-la-KHEM ba-pe-lish-TIM va-yin-hag et-mik-ne-HEM va-YAKH ba-HEM ma-KA ge-do-LA va-yo-SHA da-VID ET yo-she-VE ke-i-LA
Root and etymology
א־נ־ש
“man”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:5
David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines ; they carried off their livestock and struck them with a great blow . Thus David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:5, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנָשָׁ֨יו (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.23.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.5.W3.S1) and character.