1 Kings 18:33:51 Kgs.18.33.W5TAB
וַיָּ֖שֶׂם
vayasem
“and he put”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SEM
- Extended
- vah-yah-SEHM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he put
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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' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-SEM
- clause
va-ye-nat-TAkh et-ha-PAR va-ya-SEM al-ha-E-tsim
- sentence
va-ya-A-rokh et-ha-E-tsim va-ye-nat-TAkh et-ha-PAR va-ya-SEM al-ha-E-tsim
Exegesis
The verse is a tight sequence of narrative actions marked by three wayyiqtol verbs, creating rapid step-by-step progression: wayya'arokh {וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ | wayyaʿărōḵ} ‘and he arranged’, wayyenattah {וַיְנַתַּח֙ | wayyənattaḥ} ‘and he cut into pieces’, and wayyasem {וַיָּ֖שֶׂם | wayyāśem} ‘and he placed’.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — 1 Kings 18:33
He arranged the wood , cut the bull into pieces, and placed it on the wood.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:33, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (vayasem) 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.18.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.33.W5.S1) and character.