2 Chronicles 13:19:12 Chr.13.19.W1TAB
וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף
vayirdof
“and he pursued”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-DOF
- Extended
- vah-yir-DOHF
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈdof/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he pursued
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yir-DOF
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-DOF a-vi-YA
- clause
va-yir-DOF a-vi-YA a-kha-RE ya-ra-VA-am
- sentence
va-yir-DOF a-vi-YA a-kha-RE ya-ra-VA-am va-yil-KOD mim-me-NU a-RIM et-BET-EL ve-et-be-NO-te-HA ve-et-ye-sha-NA ve-et-be-NO-te-HA ve-et-ef-RON ef-ra-YIN u-ve-no-TE-HA
Exegesis
The clause opens with two wayyiqtol forms, vayirdof {וַיִּרְדֹּף | wa-yirḏōp̄} ‘and he pursued’ followed by vayilqod {וַיִּלְכֹּד | wa-yilqōḏ} ‘and he captured,’ presenting rapid, sequential battlefield action.
Root and etymology
consonantsresh–dalet–pe
“pursue”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:19
And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured cities from him: Bethel and its villages , Jeshanah and its villages, and Ephron (Ephraim) and its villages.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 13:19, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף (vayirdof) 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.13.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.19.W1.S1) and character.