2 Samuel 18:28:12 Sam.18.28.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
vayikra
“and he called out”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called out
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 a-khi-MA-ats
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-khi-MA-ats va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM va-yish-ta-KHU la-ME-lekh le-a-PA-v AR-tsa va-yo-MER ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER sig-GAR et-ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-na-se-U et-ya-DAM ba-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative employs the Hebrew vav-consecutive in vayiqra {וַיְקְרָא | wā-yə-qə-rāʾ} ‘and he called’ and vayyoʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wā-yō-ʾə-mər} ‘and he said’ to mark sequential flow.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:28
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” Then he bowed down to the king, his face to the ground, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God who has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֣א (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.18.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.28.W1.S1) and character.