Judges 16:25:10Judg.16.25.W10TAB
וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ
vayikreu
“and they called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-re-U
- Extended
- vah-yihk-reh-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqrəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-re-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON
- clause
va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with a vav-consecutive imperfect vayikreʾu {וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ | wayyiqrəʾū} ‘they called’ plus the prepositional phrase mi-bet ha-asurim {מִבֵּ֣ית הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים | mibbêṯ hā-ʾăsûrîm} ‘from the prison house,’ highlighting Samson’s movement.
In context — Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the prison house, and he entertained them. Then they set him between the pillars .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Judges 16:25, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ (vayikreu) 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.16.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.25.W10.S1) and character.