Judges 20:5:1Judg.20.5.W1TAB
וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ
vayakumu
“and they rose up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KU-mu
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KUH-moo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈquː.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they rose 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KU-mu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI ba-a-LEI ha-giv-A va-ya-SO-vu a-LAI et-ha-BA-yit LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu a-LAI ba-a-LEI ha-giv-A va-ya-SO-vu a-LAI et-ha-BA-yit LAI-la o-TI di-MU la-ha-ROG ve-et-pi-lag-SHI i-NU va-ta-MOT
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds with two sequential vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs, vayakumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqūmū} ‘and they rose up’ and vayasobu {וַיָּסֹבּוּ | wayyāsobbû} ‘and they surrounded,’ creating an urgent progression.
In context — Judges 20:5
And the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they abused my concubine , and she died.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 20:5, so the Hebrew word וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ (vayakumu) 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.5.W1.S1) and character.