1 Kings 15:17:51 Kgs.15.17.W5TAB
וַיִּ֖בֶן
vayiven
“and he built”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-VEN
- Extended
- vah-yih-VEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈvɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he built
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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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-VEN
- clause
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verse advances the story with a pair of wayyiqtol forms, wayyaal {וַיַּ֨עַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and he went up’ followed by wayyiven {וַיִּ֖בֶן | wayyiven} ‘and he built’, presenting consecutive military action and immediate fortification.
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֖בֶן (vayiven) 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 Kgs.15.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W5.S1) and character.