Judges 15:17:7Judg.15.17.W7TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֛א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- clause
va-yik-RA lam-ma-KOM ha-HU ra-MAT le-KHI
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER va-yash-LEKH hal-le-KHI mi-YA-do va-yik-RA lam-ma-KOM ha-HU ra-MAT le-KHI
Exegesis
The following vayyīqrā {וַיִּקְרָ֛א | vayyīqrā} ‘and he called’ introduces an eponymous designation, linking lammāqôm hahû rā·māṯ lêḥî {לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא רָ֥מַת לֶֽחִי | lammāqôm hahû rā·māṯ lêḥî} ‘to that place Ramath Lehi’. English renders the Hebrew VSO sequence as SVO, using a semicolon in the formal version to mark the causal link and a continuous clause in the dynamic version to maintain narrative flow. The construct chain rā·māṯ lêḥî is retained as a proper noun reflecting its eponymic force.
In context — Judges 15:17
And it came to pass , when he finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand; and he called that place Ramath Lehi.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 15:17, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֛א (vayikra) 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.15.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.17.W7.S1) and character.