1 Kings 16:32:11 Kgs.16.32.W1TAB
וַיָּ֥קֶם
vayakem
“and he set up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KEM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KEM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈqɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he set up
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KEM miz-BE-akh
- clause
va-ya-KEM miz-BE-akh la-BA-al
- sentence
va-ya-KEM miz-BE-akh la-BA-al BET ha-BA-al a-SHER ba-NA be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayakem {וַיָּקֶם | wa-yā-qêm} ‘and he erected’, a vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect verb marking sequential narrative progression.
In context — 1 Kings 16:32
And he erected an altar to Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 16:32, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֥קֶם (vayakem) 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.16.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.32.W1.S1) and character.