Numbers 24:25:1Num.24.25.W1TAB
וַיָּ֣קָם
vayakam
“and arose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KAM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈqam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and arose
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-KAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KAM bil-AM
- clause
va-ya-KAM bil-AM va-ye-LEKH va-ya-SHAV leem-ko-MO
- sentence
va-ya-KAM bil-AM va-ye-LEKH va-ya-SHAV leem-ko-MO ve-GAM-ba-LAK ha-LAKH le-dar-KO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a vav-consecutive verb sequence: wayyāqām {וַיָּקָם | wayyāqām} ‘and he arose’, wayyēleḵ {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’, and wayyāšāv {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāv} ‘and he returned’, marking narrative progression.
In context — Numbers 24:25
Then Balaam arose and went and returned to his place , and Balak also went on his way.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 24:25, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣קָם (vayakam) 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.24.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.25.W1.S1) and character.