2 Samuel 18:25:12 Sam.18.25.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 ha-tso-FE
- clause
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV
- sentence
va-yik-RA ha-tso-FE va-yag-GED la-ME-lekh va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh im-le-vad-DO be-so-RA be-FIV va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH ve-ka-REV
In context — 2 Samuel 18:25
The watchman saw and reported to the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he kept coming closer .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֤א (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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.25.W1.S1) and character.