Numbers 24:2:1Num.24.2.W1TAB
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א
vayissa
“And he lifted up”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-SA
- Extended
- vah-yis-SAA
- IPA
- /vajisˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And he lifted up
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yis-SA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-SA bil-AM
- clause
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV
- sentence
va-yis-SA bil-AM et-ey-NAV va-YAR et-yis-ra-EL sho-KHEN lish-va-TAV va-te-HI a-LAV RU-akh e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiśśāʾ {וַיִּשָּׂא | wayyiśśāʾ} ‘and-he-lifted’, establishing sequential narrative.
In context — Numbers 24:2
And Balaam lifted his eyes and saw Israel dwelling by their tribes. Then the Spirit of God came upon him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 24:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (vayissa) 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.24.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.2.W1.S1) and character.