2 Chronicles 13:14:12 Chr.13.14.W1TAB
וַיִּפְנ֣וּ
vayifnu
“and they turned”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-NU
- Extended
- vah-yihf-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they turned
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yif-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-NU ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yif-NU ye-hu-DA ve-hin-NE la-HEM ha-mil-kha-MA pa-NIM ve-a-KHOR va-yits-e-A-KU la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yif-NU ye-hu-DA ve-hin-NE la-HEM ha-mil-kha-MA pa-NIM ve-a-KHOR va-yits-e-A-KU la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-ko-he-NIM me-khats-ts-e-RIM makh-ts-e-RIM ba-kha-tso-ts-e-ROT
Exegesis
The verse advances by a chain of preterite wayyiqtol forms, moving the action forward in quick succession: vayifnu {וַיִּפְנ֣וּ | wayyip̄nû} ‘and they turned’ introduces Judah’s sudden reorientation, and vehinneh {וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ marks an abrupt discovery.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:14
And Judah turned, and behold , the battle was in front of them and behind; and they cried out to the LORD , and the priests sounded the trumpets.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 13:14, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְנ֣וּ (vayifnu) 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.13.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.14.W1.S1) and character.