2 Chronicles 14:15:42 Chr.14.15.W4TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:14
וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ
vayishbu
“and they took captive”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-BU
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-BOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈbuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they took captive
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-BU
- phraseyour reading level
hi-KU va-yish-BU TSON la-ROV
- sentence
ve-GAM-a-ho-LE mik-ne hi-KU va-yish-BU TSON la-ROV u-gma-LIM va-ya-SHU-VU ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive va-yishbu {וַיִּשְׁבוּ | way-yiš-bû} (Qal imperfect) marks the resultant action ‘they took captive’.
The coordinated object u-gmalim {וּגְמַלִּים | ū-gma-lîm} follows by vav-consecutive, and the narrative concludes with va-yashuvu Yerushalayim {וַיָּשֻׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָם | way-yā-šū-vû Yə-rū-ša-lā-yim}, indicating the subsequent return. In translation, the construct chain is rendered as a possessive phrase, and each vav-consecutive is preserved with conjunctions to maintain the original sequence and emphasis.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:15
And they struck down the tents of livestock, seized sheep in abundance and camels, and returned to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 14:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ (vayishbu) 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.14.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.15.W4.S1) and character.