1 Samuel 20:25:81 Sam.20.25.W8TAB

וַיָּ֙קָם֙

vayakam

and rose

Transliteration
va-ya-KAM
Extended
vah-yah-KAAM
IPA
/haqˈqiːr/

Meaning by language

English
and rose

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ֙ + קָם֙
va + ya + kam
vayakam

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-KAM

  2. clause

    va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL

  3. sentence

    va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL va-yip-PA-ked me-KOM da-VID

Root and etymology

to rise, stand

In context1 Samuel 20:25

And he sat in his customary place by the wall opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat at his side, but David’s place was empty.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:25, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (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.20.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.25.W8.S1) and character.