2 Chronicles 18:8:12 Chr.18.8.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָא֙
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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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 | |
| 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
- clause
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא֙ | wə-yiqrāʾ} ‘and he called’ to introduce an action.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–resh–aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:8
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly , bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָא֙ (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 2 Chr.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.8.W1.S1) and character.