1 Samuel 22:14:11 Sam.22.14.W1TAB
וַיַּ֧עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YAH-ahn
- IPA
- /vajˈja.ʕan/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh et-ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mar
- sentence
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh et-ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mar u-MI ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha ke-da-VID ne-e-MAN va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh ve-SAR el-mish-MA-te-kha ve-nikh-BAD be-VE-te-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive narrative sequence vayaʿan {וַיַּ֧עַן | wayyāʿan} ‘and he answered’ followed by vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, marking the introduction of direct speech.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:14
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is like David , the king’s son-in-law, captain over your bodyguard , and honored in your house?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֧עַן (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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.14.W1.S1) and character.