1 Chronicles 13:11:11 Chr.13.11.W1TAB
וַיִּ֣חַר
vayikhar
“and it burned hot or he was angry”
- Transliteration
- va-yikh-AR
- Extended
- vah-yih-khah-AR
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it burned hot or he was angry
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-yikh-AR
- phraseyour reading level
va-yikh-AR le-da-VID
- clause
va-yikh-AR le-da-VID KI-fa-RATS Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-u-ZA
- sentence
va-yikh-AR le-da-VID KI-fa-RATS Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-u-ZA va-yik-RA la-ma-KOM ha-HU PE-rets u-ZA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiḥar {וַיִּ֣חַר | wayyiḥar} indicating a sudden onset of emotion, here translated “became angry.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-hḥet–resh–he
“to burn; be kindled”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:11
David became angry because the LORD had made a breach against Uzzah, so he named that place Perez Uzzah to this day.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 13:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֣חַר (vayikhar) 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 Chr.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.11.W1.S1) and character.