2 Chronicles 17:6:12 Chr.17.6.W1TAB
וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ
vayigbah
“and his heart was lifted up or made bold”
- Transliteration
- va-yig-BAH
- Extended
- vah-yig-BAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiɣˈbah/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his heart was lifted up or made bold
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yig-BAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-BAH li-BO
- clause
va-yig-BAH li-BO be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yig-BAH li-BO be-dar-KHE ye-ho-VAH ve-OD he-SIR et-ha-ba-MOT ve-et-ha-a-she-RIM mi-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verb wayyigbaḥ {וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ | wayyigbaḥ} (Qal imperfect with vav-consecutive, third person masculine singular) expresses inner resolve.
Root and etymology
RootGimel–Bet–Heh
“to be high, exalted”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:6
And his heart grew bold in the ways of the LORD ; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah images from Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ (vayigbah) 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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.6.W1.S1) and character.