Jonah 2:4:1Jonah.2.4.W1TABWLC Jonah 2:5
וַאֲנִ֣י
vaani
“and I”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NI
- Extended
- vah-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti
- sentence
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti nig-RASH-ti mi-NE-ged E-ne-KHA AKH o-SIF le-ha-BIT el-he-KHAL KAD-she-KHA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction and pronoun va'ani {וַֽאֲנִי | vaʾănî} ‘and I’, placing Jonah’s perspective at the fore.
In context — Jonah 2:4
And I said, “I am cast out from before Your eyes; yet I will again look toward Your holy temple .”
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jonah 2:4, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנִ֣י (vaani) 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 Jonah.2.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.4.W1.S1) and character.