2 Samuel 14:18:12 Sam.14.18.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahn
- IPA
- /vajˈja.ʕan/
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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Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ha-i-SHA al-NA te-kha-kha-DI mi-ME-ni da-VAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-EL o-TAKH
- sentence
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ha-i-SHA al-NA te-kha-kha-DI mi-ME-ni da-VAR a-SHER a-no-KHI sho-EL o-TAKH va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA ye-da-BER-NA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayyaʿan {וַיַּעַן | wayyaʿan} ‘and he answered’ followed by vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, two vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:18
And the king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I am asking you.” And the woman said, “Let my lord the king speak, please.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:18, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַן (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 2 Sam.14.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.18.W1.S1) and character.