1 Kings 20:27:131 Kgs.20.27.W13TAB
וַאֲרָ֖ם
vaaram
“but Aram”
- Transliteration
- va-a-RAM
- Extended
- vah-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- but Aram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-RAM
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL neg-DAM kish-NEI kha-si-FEI i-ZIM va-a-RAM mil-E-u et-ha-A-rets
- sentence
u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL hat-pe-kDE-u ve-khol-ke-LU va-ye-le-KHU lik-ra-TAM va-ya-kha-NU ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL neg-DAM kish-NEI kha-si-FEI i-ZIM va-a-RAM mil-E-u et-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
In contrast, v’aram milu et-ha-aretz {וַאֲרָם מִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ | wa-ʾă-rām mil-û ʾet-hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘and Aram filled the land’ emphasizes overwhelming numbers.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-maleph–resh–mem
“highland”
In context — 1 Kings 20:27
And the sons of Israel were mustered and provisioned, and they marched to meet their adversaries; the sons of Israel camped opposite them like two small flocks of goats, while Aram filled the land .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 20:27, so the Hebrew word וַאֲרָ֖ם (vaaram) 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.20.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.27.W13.S1) and character.