Jonah 3:6:5Jonah.3.6.W5TAB
וַיָּ֙קָם֙
vayakam
“and he arose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈqaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he arose
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-KAM
- 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
A series of wayyiqtol verbs (wayyaqam {וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | way-yā-qām} ‘and he arose’; wayyaʿaver {וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר | way-ya-ʿa-ḇēr} ‘and he removed’; wayyekhaś {וַיְכַ֣ס | way-ye-khaṡ} ‘and he covered’; wayyesheḇ {וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | way-ye-šē-v} ‘and he sat’) then portrays the king’s intentional humility.
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 3:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jonah 3:6, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (vayakam) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.3.6.W5.S1) and character.