Judges 20:26:1Judg.20.26.W1TAB
וַיַּעֲל֣וּ
vayaalu
“and they went up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-LU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went up
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' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative employs a chain of vav-consecutive verbs with prefix vav-consecutive {וַ | wâ} plus wayya‘ălû {וַיַּעֲל֣וּ | wayya‛ălû} to signal sequential action.
In context — Judges 20:26
Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel, and they wept and sat there before the LORD . They fasted on that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:26, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (vayaalu) 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.20.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.26.W1.S1) and character.