1 Chronicles 13:11:71 Chr.13.11.W7TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֞א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- clause
va-yik-RA la-ma-KOM ha-HU PE-rets u-ZA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
- 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 subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiqrāʼ {וַיִּקְרָ֞א | wayyiqrāʼ} introduces the naming event.
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 13:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 13:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֞א (vayikra) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.11.W7.S1) and character.