Numbers 23:12:1Num.23.12.W1TAB
וַיַּ֖עַן
vayaan
“and he answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahn
- IPA
- /vajˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he answered
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- clause
va-YA-an va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-YA-an va-yo-MAR ha-LO ET a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH be-FI o-TO esh-MOR le-da-BER
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive verbs wayya‘an {וַיַּ֖עַן | wayyā‘an} ‘and he answered’ followed by wayyōmar {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōmar} ‘and he said’, a Hebrew doublet emphasizing the immediacy of the prophet’s response.
In context — Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, “Is it not what the LORD puts in my mouth that I must guard faithfully to speak?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:12, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֖עַן (vayaan) 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.23.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.12.W1.S1) and character.