1 Samuel 20:34:11 Sam.20.34.W1TAB
וַיָּ֧קָם
vayakam
“and he rose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yah-KAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he rose
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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 ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan me-IM ha-shu-le-KHAN ba-kha-ri-OF
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan me-IM ha-shu-le-KHAN ba-kha-ri-OF ve-lo-a-KHAL be-YOM-ha-KHO-desh ha-she-NI LE-khem KI ne-e-TSAV el-da-VID KI hi-khe-li-MO a-VIV
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive in vayakam {וַיָּקָם | wayyāqām} “and he rose,” establishing sequential action.
Root and etymology
“to rise, stand”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:34
And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger, and on the second day he did not eat because he was grieved for David and because his father had disgraced him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 20:34, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֧קָם (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.20.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.34.W1.S1) and character.