Nehemiah 13:20:1Neh.13.20.W1TAB
וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ
vayalinu
“and they lodged”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-LI-nu
- Extended
- vah-yah-LIH-noo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈliː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they lodged
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' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-LI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM
- sentence
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim PA-am u-she-TA-yim
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative vav consecutive vayalinu {וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ | va-ya-lî-nû} linking this action to the preceding context.
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ (vayalinu) 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 Neh.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W1.S1) and character.