1 Kings 18:3:11 Kgs.18.3.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
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 akh-AV
- clause
va-yik-RA akh-AV el-o-vad-YA-hu a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit
- sentence
va-yik-RA akh-AV el-o-vad-YA-hu a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-YA ya-RE et-ye-ho-VAH me-OD
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wayyiqrā’ {וַיִּקְרָ֣א | va·yyiq·rāʾ} ‘and he called’ introduces sequential narrative action.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾ
“to call, invoke”
In context — 1 Kings 18:3
Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace ; Obadiah was greatly fearing the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:3, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֣א (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.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.3.W1.S1) and character.