1 Samuel 16:18:11 Sam.16.18.W1TAB
וַיַּעַן֩
vayaan
“and he answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AN
- Extended
- vah-yah-AN
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he answered
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-AN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AN e-KHAD me-ha-ne-a-RIM
- clause
va-ya-AN e-KHAD me-ha-ne-a-RIM va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-i-TI BEN le-yi-SHAI BET hal-lakh-MI yo-DE-a na-GEN ve-gib-BOR kha-YIL ve-ISH mil-kha-MA u-ne-VON da-VAR ve-ISH TO-AR
- sentence
va-ya-AN e-KHAD me-ha-ne-a-RIM va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-i-TI BEN le-yi-SHAI BET hal-lakh-MI yo-DE-a na-GEN ve-gib-BOR kha-YIL ve-ISH mil-kha-MA u-ne-VON da-VAR ve-ISH TO-AR va-ye-ho-VAH i-MO
Exegesis
The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive vayya‘an {וַיַּעַן֩ | wayya‘ăn} ‘and answered,’ marking chronological progression.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor , a man of war, prudent in speech, a comely person, and the LORD is with him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 16:18, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעַן֩ (vayaan) 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 Sam.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.18.W1.S1) and character.