2 Chronicles 12:6:12 Chr.12.6.W1TAB
וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ
vayikkaneu
“and they humbled themselves”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-ka-ne-U
- Extended
- vah-yik-kah-neh-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jik.kaː.nəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they humbled themselves
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-ka-ne-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-ka-ne-U sa-RE-yi-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yik-ka-ne-U sa-RE-yi-yis-ra-EL ve-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-ka-ne-U sa-RE-yi-yis-ra-EL ve-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-me-RU tsa-DIK Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayyiqanneu {וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ | va-yiy-qan-nə-ʾû} ‘and they humbled themselves,’ utilizing the vav-consecutive + Nifal imperfect to signal sequential reflexive action.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“to be humbled”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:6
And the chiefs of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is just .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 12:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ (vayikkaneu) 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 2 Chr.12.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.6.W1.S1) and character.