Judges 13:20:7Judg.13.20.W7TAB
וַיַּ֥עַל
vayaal
“and went up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AL
- Extended
- vah-yah-AL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and went up
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-AL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-a-LOT ha-la-HAV me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh ha-sha-MAI-ma va-ya-AL mal-E-akh-ye-ho-VAH be-la-HAV ha-miz-BE-akh u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM va-yip-e-LU al-pe-NE-hem AR-tse-a
Exegesis
Next, wayyaʿal malʾaḵ-YHWH {וַיַּעַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָה | wayyaʿal malʾaḵ-YHWH} “and the angel of the LORD ascended” echoes the fire’s movement, intensifying the connection between divine agent and heavenly ascent.
In context — Judges 13:20
When the flame ascended from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended within the altar’s flame. Manoah and his wife watched, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַל (vayaal) 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 Judg.13.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.20.W7.S1) and character.