Judges 20:30:1Judg.20.30.W1TAB
וַיַּעֲל֧וּ
vayaalu
“and went up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-LU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕăˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 be-NE-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI va-ya-ar-KHU el-ha-giv-A ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayya'alu {וַיַּעֲל֧וּ | wayyāʿălû} ‘and they went up’, establishing sequential action typical of Hebrew narrative.
In context — Judges 20:30
And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and they arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:30, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲל֧וּ (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.20.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.30.W1.S1) and character.