1 Kings 20:35:111 Kgs.20.35.W11TAB
וַיְמָאֵ֥ן
vayemaen
“but he refused”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ma-EN
- Extended
- vah-yeh-maa-EEN
- IPA
- /vaj.maːˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but he refused
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ma-EN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH
- clause
va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to
- sentence
ve-ISH e-KHAD mib-be-NE han-ne-vi-IM a-MAR el-RE-e-hu bid-VAR ye-ho-VAH hak-KE-ni NA va-ye-ma-EN ha-ISH le-hak-KHO-to
Exegesis
The narrative continues with vayemaen lehakoto {וַיְמָאֵ֥ן לְהַכֹּתֽוֹ | way-yə-mā-ʼên le-hak-tô} “and he refused to strike him,” using a vav consecutive plus infinitive to denote denial. English renders it in subject-verb-object order while preserving the Hebrew emphasis on divine initiative and human response.
In context — 1 Kings 20:35
And one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, by the word of the LORD , “Strike me , please,” but the man refused to strike him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:35:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 20:35, so the Hebrew word וַיְמָאֵ֥ן (vayemaen) 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.20.35.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.35.W11.S1) and character.