וַיָּ֣מָת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֣מָת

   va-ya-MAT

   and died
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֣מָת תִּבְנִ֔י

   va-ya-MAT tiv-NI

   and died Tibni
3. clause🔊 וַיָּ֣מָת תִּבְנִ֔י וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עָמְרִֽי׃

   va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI

   and died Tibni and reigned or became king Omri
4. sentence🔊 וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרֵ֣י עָמְרִ֔י אֶת־הָעָ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַחֲרֵ֖י תִּבְנִ֣י בֶן־גִּינַ֑ת וַיָּ֣מָת תִּבְנִ֔י וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עָמְרִֽי׃

   va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI

   and prevailed or became strong the people who or which after or following Omri {direct object} the people who or which after or following Tibni son of Ginath and died Tibni and reigned or became king Omri

Exegesis

The Hebrew narrative uses the vav-consecutive verbs vayekhezak {וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק | way-yeḥə-zāq} ‘and he prevailed’, vayamat {וַיָּמָת | way-yā-māt} ‘and he died’, and vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | way-yim-lōk} ‘and he reigned’ to sequence events.