Judges 20:36:1Judg.20.36.W1TAB
וַיִּרְא֥וּ
vayiru
“and they saw”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-U
- Extended
- vah-yir-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they saw
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yir-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN KI nig-GA-fu
- sentence
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN KI nig-GA-fu va-yit-NE-nu ish-yis-ra-EL ma-KOM le-vin-ya-MIN KI vat-khu el-ha-o-REV a-SHER sa-MU el-ha-giv-A
Exegesis
The narrative hinges on the vav-consecutive imperfect vayireu {וַיִּרְא֥וּ | wayyirʾû} (“and they saw”) immediately followed by vav-consecutive imperfect vayittenu {וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | wayyiṭtənû} (“and they gave”), establishing rapid sequence.
In context — Judges 20:36
And the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck down, and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin because they trusted in the ambush that they had set at Gibeah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:36, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְא֥וּ (vayiru) 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.20.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.36.W1.S1) and character.