Isaiah 21:8:1Isa.21.8.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֖א
vayikra
“and he called out”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called out
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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
- clause
va-yik-RA ar-YE
- sentence
va-yik-RA ar-YE al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI a-no-KHI o-MED ta-MID yo-MAM ve-al-mish-mar-TI a-no-KHI nits-TSAV kol-ha-LEI-lot
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָ֖א | way-yiqrā} introducing direct speech with the exclamation aryeh {אַרְיֵ֑ה | ʾar-yēh}.
In context — Isaiah 21:8
And he cried, “Lion!” from the watchtower, “O Lord , I stand continually by day and remain at my post through all the nights.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֖א (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 Isa.21.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.8.W1.S1) and character.