1 Chronicles 16:1:11 Chr.16.1.W1TAB
וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙
vayaviu
“and they brought”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VI-u
- Extended
- vah-yaa-VEE-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈviː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they brought
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-VI-u
- clause
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID
- sentence
va-ya-VI-u et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-yats-TI-gu o-TO be-TOKH ha-O-hel a-SHER na-TA-lo da-VID va-yak-RI-vu o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect verb vayavi’u {וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ | way-yā-vi-ʾū} ‘and they brought’, initiating the narrative sequence.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:1
And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:1, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבִ֙יאוּ֙ (vayaviu) 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.16.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.1.W1.S1) and character.