1 Chronicles 19:3:181 Chr.19.3.W18TAB
בָּ֥אוּ
bau
“they came”
- Transliteration
- ba-U
- Extended
- baa-UU
- IPA
- /baˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ba-U
- phraseyour reading level
ba-U a-va-DAV
- clause
ha-LO ba-a-VUR lakh-KOR ve-la-ha-FOKH u-le-rag-GEL ha-A-rets ba-U a-va-DAV e-LE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU sa-RE ve-NE-a-MON le-kha-NUN ham-kha-BED da-VID et-a-VI-kha be-e-NE-kha ki-sha-LAKH le-KHA me-na-kha-MIM ha-LO ba-a-VUR lakh-KOR ve-la-ha-FOKH u-le-rag-GEL ha-A-rets ba-U a-va-DAV e-LE-kha
Exegesis
Finally, bau avadav eleikha {בָּאוּ עֲבָדָ֖יו אֵלֶֽיךָ | bā’û & ‘ăḇādāyw & ’ēleyḵā} identifies David’s servants as envoys who have come. The repeated vav conjunctions create cumulative tension in the Hebrew syntax.
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:3
And the commanders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “Is David truly honoring your father in your eyes because he has sent comforters to you? Is it not rather for the purpose of searching, overthrowing, and spying out the land that his servants have come to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Chronicles 19:3, so the Hebrew word בָּ֥אוּ (bau) 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.19.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.3.W18.S1) and character.