Judges 20:26:15Judg.20.26.W15TAB
וַֽיַּעֲל֛וּ
vayaalu
“and they offered up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-LU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they offered 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-LU
- clause
va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- 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 20:26:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 20:26, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּעֲל֛וּ (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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.26.W15.S1) and character.