1 Kings 18:39:11 Kgs.18.39.W1TAB
וַיַּרְא֙
vayar
“and he saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjarʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he saw
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- clause
va-YAR kal-ha-AM va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem
- sentence
va-YAR kal-ha-AM va-yip-LU al-pe-NE-hem va-yo-ME-ru ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM ye-ho-VAH HU ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with wayyar {וַיַּרְא | way·yar} ‘and he saw,’ where the vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect continues the storyline.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–aleph | Y-R-A
“to fear, revere”
In context — 1 Kings 18:39
And all the people saw and fell on their faces and said, “The LORD is God; the LORD is God.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 18:39, so the Hebrew word וַיַּרְא֙ (vayar) 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.18.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.39.W1.S1) and character.