Numbers 13:16:8Num.13.16.W8TAB
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
vayikra
“and he called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RA
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he called
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-RA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RA mo-SHE
- clause
va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
E-le she-MOT ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-sha-LAKH mo-SHE la-TUR et-ha-A-retz va-yik-RA mo-SHE le-ho-SHE-a bin-NUN ye-ho-SHU-a
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts with the vav-consecutive vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | way-yik-rāʾ} ‘and he called,’ followed by lehoshea bin-nun Yehoshua {לְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | lə-hō-šē-ʿa bin-nûn yəhō-šu-ʿa}, indicating Moses’ action of assigning Hoshea son of Nun a new name. This structure preserves the Hebrew word order and emphasizes the renaming event.
Root and etymology
q-r-ʼqof–resh–aleph
“to call, name”
In context — Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרָ֥א (vayikra) 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 Num.13.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.16.W8.S1) and character.