2 Chronicles 17:5:12 Chr.17.5.W1TAB
וַיָּ֨כֶן
vayakhen
“and he established”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-khen
- Extended
- vah-YAA-khehn
- IPA
- /vajˈjaː.xɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he established
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-khen
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA
- clause
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-HI-lo O-sher-ve-kha-VOD la-ROV
Exegesis
It opens with the Hiphil verb wayyakhen {וַיָּ֨כֶן | wayyāḵen} ‘and He established,’ presenting YHWH’s action as the decisive cause of stability.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:5
And the LORD firmly established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat tribute , and he came to have wealth and honor in abundance.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֨כֶן (vayakhen) 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.17.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.5.W1.S1) and character.