Numbers 22:9:1Num.22.9.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֥א
vayavo
“and came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO
- Extended
- vah-ya-VOH
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and came
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' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-lo-HIM el-bil-AM va-yo-MER MI ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le im-MAKH
Exegesis
The narrative utilizes the vav consecutive sequence vay-ya-BO {וַיָּבֹא | vayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came,’ followed by vay-YO-mer {וַיֹּאמֶר | vayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ to signal sequential action.
In context — Numbers 22:9
And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:9, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֥א (vayavo) 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.22.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.9.W1.S1) and character.