2 Chronicles 18:28:12 Chr.18.28.W1TAB
וַיַּ֧עַל
vayaal
“and went up”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-al
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahl
- IPA
- /vajˈja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and went up
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YA-al ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA el-ra-MOT gil-AD
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunctive imperfect wayyaal {וַיַּ֧עַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and He went up’, employing the vav-consecutive to advance the narrative.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:28
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat , king of Judah, went up to Ramoth Gilead.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֧עַל (vayaal) 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.18.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.28.W1.S1) and character.