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

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Result
וַ + יַּ֜ + עַן
va + ya + an
vayaan

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-AN

  2. clause

    va-ya-AN do-EG ha-a-do-MI ve-HU ni-TSAV al-AV-de-SHA-ul va-yo-MAR

  3. 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 context1 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.