Judges 17:11:1Judg.17.11.W1TAB
וַיּ֥וֹאֶל
vayoel
“and he was willing”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-EL
- Extended
- vah-yoh-EL
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈʔɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was willing
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yo-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI
- clause
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH
- sentence
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH va-ye-HI ha-NA-ar LO ke-e-KHAD mi-ba-NAV
Exegesis
vayoel {וַיּוֹאֶל | va-yo-ʾel} 'and he consented' uses the vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect to indicate a deliberate action.
Root and etymology
ʼ-w-l
“to be willing; consent”
In context — Judges 17:11
So the Levite consented to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַיּ֥וֹאֶל (vayoel) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.11.W1.S1) and character.