2 Samuel 19:21:12 Sam.19.21.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:22
וַיַּ֨עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahn
- IPA
- /vajˈjaʕan/
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 a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I
- sentence
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I KI ki-LEL et-me-shi-AKH ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive forms wayya‘an {וַיַּעַן | wayya‘an} ‘and he answered’ and wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ to advance the story.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:21
And Abishai, son of Zeruiah, answered and said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, for he cursed the LORD ’s anointed?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֨עַן (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.19.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.21.W1.S1) and character.