2 Samuel 20:11:12 Sam.20.11.W1TAB
וְאִישׁ֙
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH
- clause
ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV
- sentence
ve-ISH a-MAD a-LAV min-na-a-RE yo-AV va-yo-MER MI a-SHER kha-FETS be-yo-AV u-MI a-sher-le-da-VID a-kha-RE yo-AV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunctional subject ve’ish {וְאִישׁ֙ | wə-ʾîš} ‘and a man,’ shifting the narrative focus.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-y-š
“man, individual”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:11
And a man from the young men of Joab stood by him and said, “Whoever delights in Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:11, so the Hebrew word וְאִישׁ֙ (veish) 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 2 Sam.20.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.11.W1.S1) and character.