וַיִּלְמַ֥ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּלְמַ֥ד

   va-yil-MAD

   and he learned
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף

   va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref

   and he learned to tear prey
3. clause🔊 וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃

   va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL

   and he learned to tear prey a human or man he ate or he devoured
4. sentence🔊 וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃

   va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL

   and she brought up one from her cubs a young lion he became or he was and he learned to tear prey a human or man he ate or he devoured

Exegesis

It employs a vav-consecutive narrative with two Qal verbs: vataʿal {וַתַּעַל | wat-taʿal} ‘and she raised’ initiates the sequence, and vayilmad {וַיִּלְמַד | way-yil-mad} ‘and he learned’ introduces skill acquisition.