2 Chronicles 14:6:12 Chr.14.6.W1TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:5
וַיִּ֛בֶן
vayivben
“and he built”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-BEN
- Extended
- vah-yihv-BEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.jivˈbɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he built
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yiv-BEN
- clause
va-yiv-BEN a-RE me-tsu-RA bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yiv-BEN a-RE me-tsu-RA bi-ye-hu-DA ki-sha-ke-TA ha-A-rets ve-EN-I-mo mil-kha-MA ba-sha-NIM ha-E-le ki-he-NI-akh ye-ho-VAH LO
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the sequential action marked by the vav-consecutive vayiven {וַיִּבֶן | wayyīben} ‘and he built,’ which propels the account.
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:6
And he built fortified cities in Judah because the land was at rest, and there was no war with him in those years, for the LORD gave him rest .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 14:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֛בֶן (vayivben) 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.14.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.6.W1.S1) and character.