1 Samuel 20:37:81 Sam.20.37.W8TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
vayikra
“and called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and called
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA ye-ho-NA-tan
- clause
va-yik-RA ye-ho-NA-tan a-kha-RE ha-NA-ar va-yo-MER ha-lo-O ha-KHE-tsi mim-me-KHA va-ha-le-A
- sentence
va-ya-BO ha-NA-ar ad-me-KOM ha-KHE-tsi a-SHER ya-RA ye-ho-NA-tan va-yik-RA ye-ho-NA-tan a-kha-RE ha-NA-ar va-yo-MER ha-lo-O ha-KHE-tsi mim-me-KHA va-ha-le-A
Exegesis
The sequence wayyiqrāʾ {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyiqrāʾ} and wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introduces direct dialogue.
Root and etymology
Rootq-r-’
“to call, proclaim”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:37
And the boy came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, and Jonathan called to the boy and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:37:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:37, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֨א (vayikra) 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.20.37.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.37.W8.S1) and character.