Numbers 22:2:1Num.22.2.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥רְא
vayar
“And saw”
- Transliteration
- va-YAR
- Extended
- vah-YAHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjar/
Meaning by language
- English
- And saw
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-YAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAR ba-LAK
- clause
va-YAR ba-LAK ben-TSEE-por
- sentence
va-YAR ba-LAK ben-TSEE-por ET kol-a-SHER-a-SA yis-ra-EL la-e-mo-REE
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive wayyare {וַיַּ֥רְא | wayyā́re} ‘and he saw,’ marking sequence in the historical account.
In context — Numbers 22:2
Balak , son of Zippor, took note of all that Israel had done to the Amorite .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥רְא (vayar) 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.22.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.2.W1.S1) and character.