1 Chronicles 22:6:41 Chr.22.6.W4TAB
וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙
vayetsavehu
“and he commanded him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-tsa-VE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tsah-VEH-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.tsˤawˈveː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu li-ve-NOT BA-yit la-ye-ho-VA e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yik-RA li-she-lo-MO ve-NO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu li-ve-NOT BA-yit la-ye-ho-VA e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect wayyetsavehu {וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ | way-ṣav-ve-hû} intensifies the commissioning, and the Qal infinitive construct livnot {לִבְנ֣וֹת | liv-nōṯ} expresses purpose ‘to build’.
Root and etymology
ṣ-w-h
“to command”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:6
Then he summoned Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 22:6, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ (vayetsavehu) 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.22.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.6.W4.S1) and character.