2 Chronicles 16:2:42 Chr.16.2.W4TAB
וְזָהָ֗ב
vezahav
“and gold”
- Transliteration
- ve-za-HAV
- Extended
- veh-zaa-HAAV
- IPA
- /vəzɑːˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-za-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
KE-sef ve-za-HAV
- clause
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh va-yish-LAKH el-BEN-ha-DAD ME-lekh a-RAM ha-yo-SHEV be-dar-ME-sek le-MOR
Exegesis
The coordinated noun phrase kesef vezahav {כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָב | kesêp wə-zāhāḇ} functions as direct objects marking the valuables.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:2
Asa extracted silver and gold from the treasury chambers of the house of the LORD and from the royal palace, then dispatched them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who was residing in Damascus, saying.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְזָהָ֗ב (vezahav) 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.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.2.W4.S1) and character.