Numbers 23:26:1Num.23.26.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣עַן
vayaan
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-an
- Extended
- vah-YA-an
- IPA
- /vajˈja.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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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Word in context
- word
va-YA-an
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an bil-AM
- clause
va-YA-an bil-AM va-YO-mer el-ba-LAK
- sentence
va-YA-an bil-AM va-YO-mer el-ba-LAK ha-LO di-bar-TI e-lei-KHA le-MOR KOL a-sher-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH o-TO e-e-SEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayan {וַיַּ֣עַן | wayyaʿan} ‘and he answered’, employing the vav consecutive to introduce responsive speech.
In context — Numbers 23:26
And Balaam answered and said to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘All that the LORD will speak , that I will do’?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 23:26, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַן (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.23.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.26.W1.S1) and character.