1 Chronicles 20:1:241 Chr.20.1.W24TAB
וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃
vayeherseha
“and he tore it down”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HER-se-ha
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HER-seh-hah
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈhɛr.sɛ.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he tore it down
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HER-se-ha
- clause
va-YAKH yo-AV et-ra-BA va-ye-HER-se-ha
- 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
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–resh–samekh
“tear down”
In context — 1 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 20:1:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 1 Chronicles 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃ (vayeherseha) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.1.W24.S1) and character.