Judges 18:14:1Judg.18.14.W1TAB
וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ
vayaanu
“and they answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-NU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-NUU
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕăˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they answered
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-NU
- clause
va-ya-a-NU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM le-rag-GEL ET-ha-A-rets LA-yish va-yo-me-RU el-a-khe-HEM ha-ye-da-TEHM KI YESH ba-ba-TIM ha-E-le e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM u-PE-sel u-mas-se-KHA
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU kha-ME-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-ho-le-KHIM le-rag-GEL ET-ha-A-rets LA-yish va-yo-me-RU el-a-khe-HEM ha-ye-da-TEHM KI YESH ba-ba-TIM ha-E-le e-FOD u-te-ra-FIM u-PE-sel u-mas-se-KHA ve-a-TA de-U ma-ta-a-SU
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayya‘ă-nû {וַיַּעֲנ֞וּ | vayya‘ă-nû} “and they answered,” introducing direct speech.
In context — Judges 18:14
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish spoke to their brothers, “You should know that these houses contain an ephod , teraphim, a carved image, and a cast image. Now then, decide what you will do.”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:14, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ (vayaanu) 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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.14.W1.S1) and character.