1 Samuel 16:8:11 Sam.16.8.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI
- clause
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI el-a-vi-na-DAV va-ya-a-vi-RE-hu lif-NEI she-mu-EL
- sentence
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI el-a-vi-na-DAV va-ya-a-vi-RE-hu lif-NEI she-mu-EL va-yo-MER gam-ba-ZE lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative progression is driven by a sequence of vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with vav-consecutive {וַיִּקְרָ֤א | wayyiqrā} ‘and he called’ and continuing with vayya’avirehu {וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ | wayyaʿăwîrēhû} ‘and he made him pass’.
Root and etymology
Q-R-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:8
And Jesse called to Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 16:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֤א (vayikra) 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.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.8.W1.S1) and character.