1 Samuel 20:28:11 Sam.20.28.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YAH-an
- IPA
- /vajˈjaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL ni-she-OL ni-she-AL da-VID me-im-ma-DI ad-BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive qal perfect vaya’an {וַיַּעַן | way-yaʿan} “and he answered,” introducing reported speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 20:28
And Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked me for leave to go to Bethlehem .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:28, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַן (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.20.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.28.W1.S1) and character.