Judges 17:12:1Judg.17.12.W1TAB
וַיְמַלֵּ֤א
vayemalle
“and he filled”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-mal-LE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-mal-LEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jəmalˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he filled
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-mal-LE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-mal-LE mi-KHA
- clause
va-ye-mal-LE mi-KHA et-YAD ha-le-VI va-ye-HI-LO ha-na-AR le-kho-HEN
- sentence
va-ye-mal-LE mi-KHA et-YAD ha-le-VI va-ye-HI-LO ha-na-AR le-kho-HEN va-ye-HI be-VET mi-KHA
Exegesis
The action begins with the verb vayemale {וַיְמַלֵּ֤א | wayya-mallēʾ} ‘and he installed’, signaling a formal appointment.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾmem–lamed–aleph
“to fill, to complete”
In context — Judges 17:12
And Micah installed the Levite , and the young man became his priest, and he was in the house of Micah.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 17:12, so the Hebrew word וַיְמַלֵּ֤א (vayemalle) 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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.12.W1.S1) and character.