1 Chronicles 13:2:221 Chr.13.2.W22TAB
וְיִקָּבְצ֖וּ
veyikkavtsu
“and let them be gathered”
- Transliteration
- ve-yik-kav-TSU
- Extended
- veh-yihk-kahv-TSOO
- IPA
- /vəjik.kaːvˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let them be gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yik-kav-TSU
- clause
ve-yik-kav-TSU e-LE-nu
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID le-KHOL ke-HAL yis-ra-EL im-a-le-KHEM TOV u-min-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu nif-re-TSA nish-le-KHA al-a-KHE-nu ha-nish-a-RIM be-KHOL ar-TSOT yis-ra-EL ve-im-ma-HEM ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-vi-YIM be-a-RE mig-re-she-HEM ve-yik-kav-TSU e-LE-nu
Exegesis
The final jussive wə-yikāvṣū ʾēlēnu {וְיִקָּבְצ֖וּ אֵלֵֽינוּ | wə-yikāv-ṣū ʾē-lē-nū} ‘and let them gather to us’ marks purpose. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and mood distinctions for nuance.
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:2
David said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God , let us send out word to our brothers who remain throughout all the lands of Israel and to the priests and Levites in their pastureland cities , that they may gather to us.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:2:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 1 Chronicles 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְיִקָּבְצ֖וּ (veyikkavtsu) 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 1 Chr.13.2.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.2.W22.S1) and character.