וַיַּ֣עַל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיַּ֣עַל

   va-YA-al

   and he went up
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן

   va-YA-al yo-na-TAN

   and he went up Jonathan
3. clause🔊 וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן עַל־יָדָיו֙ וְעַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו אַחֲרָ֑יו

   va-YA-al yo-na-TAN al-ya-DAV ve-al-rag-LAV ve-no-SE khe-LAV a-kha-RAV

   and he went up Jonathan on his hands and on his feet and the bearer of his equipment after him
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן עַל־יָדָיו֙ וְעַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו אַחֲרָ֑יו וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו מְמוֹתֵ֥ת אַחֲרָֽיו׃

   va-YA-al yo-na-TAN al-ya-DAV ve-al-rag-LAV ve-no-SE khe-LAV a-kha-RAV va-yip-PE-lu lif-NE yo-na-TAN ve-no-SE khe-LAV me-mo-TET a-kha-RAV

   and he went up Jonathan on his hands and on his feet and the bearer of his equipment after him and they fell before Jonathan and the bearer of his equipment killing after him

Exegesis

The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayya’al {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and he went up,’ which shifts the action into past tense and introduces Jonathan’s ascent.

Root and etymology

ע־ל🔊 ʻayin–lamed

“upon, on”

• 🔊 עוֹלֶהʿōleone who goes upLeviticus 1:3