1 Chronicles 15:11:11 Chr.15.11.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA da-VID
- clause
va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA da-VID le-tsa-DOK u-le-ev-ya-TAR ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-lal-vi-YIM le-u-ri-EL a-sa-YA ve-yo-EL she-ma-ya ve-e-li-EL ve-am-mi-na-DAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive wayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָ֣א | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called,’ establishing the main verb in Qal imperfect form.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“call, proclaim”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:11
And David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests , and the Levites —Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֣א (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.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.11.W1.S1) and character.