1 Samuel 20:42:221 Sam.20.42.W22TAB
וַיָּ֣קָם
vayakam
“and he rose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yah-KAAM
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH vi-ye-ho-NA-tan
- sentence
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH vi-ye-ho-NA-tan BA ha-IR
Root and etymology
“to rise, stand”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:42
And Jonathan said to David, “Peace to you, for we have sworn friendship between us in the name of the LORD , saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you and between your descendants and between my descendants forever.’” Then David departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:42:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 1 Samuel 20:42, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣קָם (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.20.42.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.42.W22.S1) and character.