וַיִּקַ֣ץ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיִּקַ֣ץ

   va-yi-KATS

   and he awoke
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיִּקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ

   va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO

   and he awoke from his sleep
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵצֵ֞א כְּפַ֤עַם בְּפַ֙עַם֙ וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה סָ֥ר מֵעָלָֽיו׃

   va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV

   and he awoke from his sleep and he said I will go out as time in time and shake myself and he not he knew that the LORD had turned away from upon him
4. sentence🔊 וַתֹּ֕אמֶר פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּקַ֣ץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֵצֵ֞א כְּפַ֤עַם בְּפַ֙עַם֙ וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה סָ֥ר מֵעָלָֽיו׃

   va-to-MER pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV

   and she said Philistines upon you Samson and he awoke from his sleep and he said I will go out as time in time and shake myself and he not he knew that the LORD had turned away from upon him

Exegesis

The shift to perfective aspect with vayikats mišənatō {וַיִּקַץ מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ | wa·yī·qaṣ miš·šə·nā·ṯō} ‘he awoke from his sleep’ marks Samson’s transition from unconsciousness to action.