Judges 18:26:9Judg.18.26.W9TAB
וַיִּ֖פֶן
vayifen
“and he turned”
- Transliteration
- va-YI-fen
- Extended
- vah-YIH-fehn
- IPA
- /vajˈjifɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he turned
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YI-fen
- clause
va-YAR-e mi-KHA KI-kha-za-KIM HE-ma mi-ME-nu va-YI-fen va-ya-SHAV el-BEI-to
- sentence
va-YEL-khu be-NEI-DAN le-dar-KAM va-YAR-e mi-KHA KI-kha-za-KIM HE-ma mi-ME-nu va-YI-fen va-ya-SHAV el-BEI-to
Exegesis
The narrative sequence is driven by the vav-consecutive imperfect verbs vayelekhu {וַיֵּלְכוּ | wayyeleḵû} “and they went,” vayar {וַיַּרְא | wayyār’} “and he saw,” vayipen {וַיִּפֶן | wayyipen} “and he turned,” and vayashav {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāḇ} “and he returned,” preserving a linear progression typical of Hebrew storytelling.
In context — Judges 18:26
So the sons of Dan went on their way, and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he was, he turned and returned to his house.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 18:26, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֖פֶן (vayifen) 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.18.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.26.W9.S1) and character.