1 Kings 20:41:11 Kgs.20.41.W1TAB
וַיְמַהֵ֕ר
vayemaher
“and he hurried”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ma-HER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ma-HEER
- IPA
- /vajəmaˈheːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he hurried
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-ma-HER
- clause
va-ye-ma-HER va-ya-SAR et-ha-a-FER me-AL me-a-LEI e-NA-yv
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER va-ya-SAR et-ha-a-FER me-AL me-a-LEI e-NA-yv va-ya-KER o-TO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL KI me-han-ne-vi-IM HU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative Vav-consecutive in vayemaher {וַיְמַהֵ֕ר | va-ye-ma-HER} ‘and he hastened’ followed by vayasar {וַיָּ֙סַר֙ | va-ya-SAHR} ‘and he removed’, conveying rapid, sequential action.
In context — 1 Kings 20:41
And he swiftly removed the covering from over his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him, for he was one of the prophets .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:41, so the Hebrew word וַיְמַהֵ֕ר (vayemaher) 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.20.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.41.W1.S1) and character.