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

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ֧ + קָם
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. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan

  3. clause

    va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan me-IM ha-shu-le-KHAN ba-kha-ri-OF

  4. 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 context1 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.