Jonah 3:6:1Jonah.3.6.W1TAB
וַיִּגַּ֤ע
vayigga
“and reached”
- Transliteration
- va-yig-GA
- Extended
- vah-yihg-GA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiɡˈɡaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and reached
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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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yig-GA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR
- clause
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR el-ME-lekh nin-VE va-ya-KAM mi-kis-O va-ya-a-VER a-DAR-to me-a-LAV
- sentence
va-yig-GA ha-da-VAR el-ME-lekh nin-VE va-ya-KAM mi-kis-O va-ya-a-VER a-DAR-to me-a-LAV va-ye-KHAS SAK va-ye-SHEV al-ha-E-fer
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive wayyiqtol verb wayyiggaʿ {וַיִּגַּ֤ע | way-yig-gaʿ} ‘and it reached’, marking the arrival of the directive word ha-davar {הַדָּבָר֙ | ha-dā-var} ‘the word’.
In context — Jonah 3:6
The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe , covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes.
About this coordinate
Jonah 3:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jonah 3:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגַּ֤ע (vayigga) 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.3.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.6.W1.S1) and character.