1 Chronicles 21:7:11 Chr.21.7.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֙רַע֙
vayera
“and it was evil”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-ra
- Extended
- vah-YEE-rah
- IPA
- /vajˈjeː.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was evil
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-ra
- clause
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-YAKH et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive in vayeyra {וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ | wayyēraʿ} ‘and it was evil’, indicating continued narration.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–ayin
“bad; evil”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:7
And it was evil in the eyes of God because of this matter , and He struck Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 21:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ (vayera) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.7.W1.S1) and character.