1 Samuel 17:35:61 Sam.17.35.W6TAB
וַיָּ֣קָם
vayakam
“and he rose up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yah-KAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he rose up
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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 A-lai
- clause
va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA-ti a-kha-RAV ve-hik-KI-tiV ve-hits-TAL-ti mi-PIV va-ya-KAM A-lai ve-he-khe-ZAK-ti biz-ka-NO ve-hik-KI-tiV va-ha-mi-TIV
Exegesis
Vayyaqam {וַיָּ֣קָם | way-ya-qām} ‘and he rose up’ shifts focus to the adversary.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ם
“to arise”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:35
I went out in pursuit, struck it, and pulled it free from its jaws. When it rose against me, I grasped its beard , struck it, and killed it.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:35, 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 Sam.17.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.35.W6.S1) and character.