1 Samuel 22:9:11 Sam.22.9.W1TAB
וַיַּ֜עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AN
- Extended
- vah-yah-AN
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕan/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-AN
- clause
va-ya-AN do-EG ha-a-do-MI ve-HU ni-TSAV al-AV-de-SHA-ul va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-ya-AN do-EG ha-a-do-MI ve-HU ni-TSAV al-AV-de-SHA-ul va-yo-MAR ra-I-ti et-BEN-yi-SHAI BA NO-ve el-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the waw-consecutive verb wayya‘an {וַיַּעַן | way·ya·‘ăn} “and he answered,” which propels the narrative forward.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:9
And Doeg the Edomite , who was stationed over the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob to Ahimelech, son of Ahitub.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֜עַן (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.22.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.9.W1.S1) and character.