2 Chronicles 17:9:12 Chr.17.9.W1TAB
וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙
vayelammedu
“and they taught”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-lam-ME-du
- Extended
- vah-yeh-lahm-MEH-doo
- IPA
- /vaj.jəlamˈmə.duː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they taught
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-lam-ME-du
- clause
va-ye-lam-ME-du bi-ye-hu-DA ve-im-MA-hem SE-fer to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-lam-ME-du bi-ye-hu-DA ve-im-MA-hem SE-fer to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-SO-bu be-khol-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-lam-ME-du ba-AM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayelammedu {וַיְלַמְּדוּ | wayyəlammedū} ‘and they taught’, where the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect signals ongoing narrative action.
The final vayelammedu {וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ | wayyəlammedū} and baam {בָּעָם | bā-‘ām} ‘among the people’ underscore the continuous teaching mission. This structure emphasizes both the mobility of the king’s envoys and their commitment to transmitting divine instruction throughout the community.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–mem–dalet
“to learn, instruct, teach”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:9
And they taught in Judah, and with them was the Book of the Law of the LORD . They went about through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:9, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙ (vayelammedu) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.9.W1.S1) and character.