1 Chronicles 20:1:161 Chr.20.1.W16TAB

וַיָּ֣צַר

vayatsar

and he besieged

Transliteration
va-ya-TSAR
Extended
vah-yah-TSAHR
IPA
/vaj.jaˈtsˁar/

Meaning by language

English
and he besieged

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ֣ + צַר
va + ya + tsar
vayatsar

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-TSAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI le-ET te-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA le-ET TSET ha-me-la-KHIM va-yin-HAG yo-AV et-KHEL ha-tsa-VA va-yash-KHET et-E-rets be-NE-a-MON va-ya-VO va-ya-TSAR et-ra-BA ve-da-VID yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LIM va-YAKH yo-AV et-ra-BA va-ye-HER-se-ha

In context1 Chronicles 20:1

And it happened, at the time of the returning of the year, at the time of the going out of the kings, that Joab led the force of the army and devastated the land of the sons of Ammon. Then he came and besieged Rabbah . But David was staying in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 20:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣צַר (vayatsar) 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.20.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.1.W16.S1) and character.