Isaiah 21:9:7Isa.21.9.W7TAB
וַיַּ֣עַן
vayaan
“and he answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AN
- Extended
- vah-yah-AN
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 va-yo-MER
- clause
va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
- sentence
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
Exegesis
The waw consecutive imperfects way·ya·ʿan way·yō·mer {וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר | way·ya·ʿan way·yō·mer} introduce the prophetic pronouncement.
In context — Isaiah 21:9
And behold, here comes a chariot of a man with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the idols of her gods he has shattered to the ground .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַן (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 Isa.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.9.W7.S1) and character.