1 Samuel 20:32:11 Sam.20.32.W1TAB
וַיַּ֙עַן֙
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YA-an
- IPA
- /vajˈja.an/
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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Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- clause
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV
- sentence
va-YA-an ye-ho-NA-tan ET-sha-UL a-VIV va-YO-mer e-LAV LA-ma yu-MAT ME A-SA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayya'an {וַיַּעַן | way-ya-ʿan} using the consecutive vav with the imperfect of ʿānâ to denote “and he answered.”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should this man die ? What has he done ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:32, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֙עַן֙ (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.20.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.32.W1.S1) and character.