2 Samuel 13:31:32 Sam.13.31.W3TAB
וַיִּקְרַ֥ע
vayikra
“and he tore”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he tore
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV
- clause
va-ya-KAM ha-ME-lekh va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV va-yish-KAV AR-tse
- sentence
va-ya-KAM ha-ME-lekh va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV va-yish-KAV AR-tse ve-KHOL-a-va-DAV ni-tsa-VIM ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM
Exegesis
The verse employs a sequence of vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs: way-yā-qām {וַיָּ֧קָם | way-yā-qām} “and he arose,” way-yīq·ra‘ {וַיִּקְרַ֥ע | way-yīq·ra‘} “and he tore,” and way-yīš·kav {וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב | way-yīš·kav} “and he lay down,” conveying swift emotional progression.
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ע
“companion”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king stood up , tore his garments , and lay down on the ground; and all his servants were standing, their garments torn.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:31:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:31, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרַ֥ע (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.13.31.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.31.W3.S1) and character.