Judges 20:19:4Judg.20.19.W4TAB
וַיּֽ͏ַחֲנ֖וּ
vayakhanu
“and they encamped”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-kha-NU
- Extended
- vah-yah-khah-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ħăˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they encamped
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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-kha-NU
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU al-ha-giv-A
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-NU al-ha-giv-A
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs vayakumu {וַיָּק֥וּמוּ | wayyaqūmû} ‘and they arose’ and vayachanu {וַיַּחֲנוּ | wayyaḥănû} ‘and they camped’, creating a sequential storyline.
In context — Judges 20:19
And the sons of Israel rose early in the morning and camped near Gibeah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:19, so the Hebrew word וַיּֽ͏ַחֲנ֖וּ (vayakhanu) 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.20.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.19.W4.S1) and character.