Numbers 20:21:1Num.20.21.W1TAB
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן
vayemaen
“and refused”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ma-EN
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ma-EHN
- IPA
- /vaj.mɑˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and refused
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ma-EN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM
- clause
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO
- sentence
va-ye-ma-EN e-DOM ne-TON et-yis-ra-EL a-VOR big-vu-LO va-YET yis-ra-EL me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayemaʼen {וַיְמָאֵ֣ן | wayyimāʾēn} ‘and he refused’, employing the vav-consecutive to continue the narrative action.
Root and etymology
m-ʾ-nmem-aleph-nun
“to refuse”
In context — Numbers 20:21
So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his border , and Israel turned away from him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:21, so the Hebrew word וַיְמָאֵ֣ן (vayemaen) 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.20.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.21.W1.S1) and character.