Judges 16:28:1Judg.16.28.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA shim-SHON
- clause
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive marker vayiqra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyīqrāʾ} ‘and he called’, marking the shift to direct speech.
In context — Judges 16:28
And Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, that I may with one vengeance take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֥א (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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.28.W1.S1) and character.