1 Chronicles 15:17:11 Chr.15.17.W1TAB
וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ
vayaamidu
“and they appointed or set up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-mi-DU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-mih-DUU
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕămiˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they appointed or set up
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-mi-DU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu u-min-be-NE me-ra-RI a-khe-HEM e-TAN ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
Exegesis
The clause opens with vayyaamidu {וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ | wayya‘ămidû} ‘and they appointed’, a vav-consecutive verb that advances the narrative by reporting an official action.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:17
The Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers Asaph son of Berechyahu; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushayahu.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (vayaamidu) 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.15.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.17.W1.S1) and character.