1 Kings 17:11:31 Kgs.17.11.W3TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA e-LE-ha
- clause
va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
- sentence
va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
Exegesis
The verbs vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | vayyiqrāʼ} ‘and he called’ and vayomer {וַיֹּאמַר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduce direct address, leading into the imperative likchi {לִקְחִי | liqqḥî} ‘take!’
Root and etymology
Rootqoph–resh–aleph
“to call”
In context — 1 Kings 17:11
And she went to take it, and he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֤א (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 Kgs.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.11.W3.S1) and character.