2 Chronicles 14:4:12 Chr.14.4.W1TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:3
וַיְצַ֙ו
vayetsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSAV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSAV
- clause
va-ye-TSAV li-ye-hu-DA li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-he-HEM
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV li-ye-hu-DA li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-he-HEM ve-la-a-SOT ha-to-RA ve-ham-mits-VA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayetsav {וַיְצַו | way-ye-ṣāv} “and he commanded,” a Piel imperfect verb with vav-consecutive marking past action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:4
And he commanded Judah to seek the LORD , the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 14:4, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַ֙ו (vayetsav) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.4.W1.S1) and character.