Judges 15:19:1Judg.15.19.W1TAB
וַיִּבְקַ֨ע
vayivka
“and he split open”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-KA
- Extended
- vah-yihv-KAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jivˈqaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he split open
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yiv-KA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-KA e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yiv-KA e-lo-HIM et-ha-mak-TESH a-sher-bal-le-KHI va-yets-U mim-me-NU MA-yim va-YESH-te va-ta-SHAV ru-KHO va-ye-KHI
- sentence
va-yiv-KA e-lo-HIM et-ha-mak-TESH a-sher-bal-le-KHI va-yets-U mim-me-NU MA-yim va-YESH-te va-ta-SHAV ru-KHO va-ye-KHI al-KEN ka-RA she-MA EN ha-ko-RE a-SHER bal-le-KHI AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive form vayivqa‘ {וַיִּבְקַ֨ע | wayyiḇqaʿ} establishing narrative sequence.
In context — Judges 15:19
And God split open the hollow place at Lehi, and water issued from it. He drank, his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he named it Spring of the Caller, which remains in Lehi to this day.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 15:19, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְקַ֨ע (vayivka) 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.15.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.19.W1.S1) and character.