Judges 19:8:1Judg.19.8.W1TAB
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם
vayashkem
“and he rose early”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-KEM
- Extended
- vah-yash-KEEM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʃˈkeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he rose early
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yash-KEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker
- clause
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM
- sentence
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect vayashkem {וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם | wayyakšêm} ‘and he rose early’, marking a shift to the main action.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־ם
“to rise early, diligence”
In context — Judges 19:8
On the fifth day, he rose early in the morning to depart, but the father of the young woman said, “Please refresh your heart , and delay yourselves until the day inclines.” So the two of them ate together.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם (vayashkem) 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.19.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.8.W1.S1) and character.