1 Chronicles 22:6:11 Chr.22.6.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֖א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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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 | |
| 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 li-she-lo-MO ve-NO
- sentence
va-yik-RA li-she-lo-MO ve-NO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu li-ve-NOT BA-yit la-ye-ho-VA e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The clause opens with wayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyīqrā}, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that sequences the action of calling.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:6
Then he summoned Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 22:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֖א (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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.6.W1.S1) and character.