2 Chronicles 16:10:12 Chr.16.10.W1TAB
וַיִּכְעַ֨
vayikas
“and he was angry”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-AS
- Extended
- vah-yik-AHS
- IPA
- /vaj.jikˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was angry
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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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-AS
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-AS a-SA
- clause
va-yik-AS a-SA el-ha-ro-E va-yit-ne-HU BET ham-mah-pe-KHET ki-ve-ZA-af i-MO al-ZOT
- sentence
va-yik-AS a-SA el-ha-ro-E va-yit-ne-HU BET ham-mah-pe-KHET ki-ve-ZA-af i-MO al-ZOT va-ye-ra-TSETS a-SA min-ha-AM ba-ET ha-HI
Exegesis
The verb vayik‘as {וַיִּכְעַס | wayyiḵʽas} ‘and-he-became-angry’ establishes the emotional catalyst.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:10
And Asa became angry with the seer and confined him in the house of the stocks , for he was enraged with him over this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 16:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכְעַ֨ (vayikas) 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.16.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.10.W1.S1) and character.