2 Samuel 13:23:112 Sam.13.23.W11TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
vayikra
“and he called or invited”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called or invited
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 | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-she-NA-ta-yim ya-MIM va-yih-YU go-ze-ZIM le-av-sha-LOM be-VA-al kha-TSOR a-SHER im-e-fra-YIM va-yik-RA av-sha-LOM le-khol-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Finally, the clause wayyiqrāʾ {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqrāʾ} ‘and he called’ plus ləkol {לְכָל־ | ləkol} and bənē hammēleḵ {בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | bənē hammēleḵ} ‘all the king’s sons’ conveys Absalom’s invitation. The Hebrew verb-initial order is rendered in English with subject-verb-object for clarity.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʾqof–resh–aleph
“to call, summon”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:23
And it came to pass after two full years that there were shearers for Absalom at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 13:23, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֥א (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 Sam.13.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.23.W11.S1) and character.