1 Kings 21:16:71 Kgs.21.16.W7TAB
וַיָּ֣קָם
vayakam
“and he arose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he arose
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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' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM akh-AV
- clause
va-ya-KAM akh-AV la-RE-det el-KE-rem na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI le-RISH-to
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a akh-AV KI MET na-VOT va-ya-KAM akh-AV la-RE-det el-KE-rem na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI le-RISH-to
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with the vav-consecutive imperfect wayyāqām {וַיָּ֣קָם | wayyāqām} ‘and he arose,’ emphasizing Ahab’s initiative.
In context — 1 Kings 21:16
And it happened when Ahab heard that Naboth had died, that Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 21:16, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣קָם (vayakam) 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.21.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.16.W7.S1) and character.