2 Chronicles 19:9:12 Chr.19.9.W1TAB
וַיְצַ֥ו
vayetsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSAV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSAHV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAV a-le-HEM
- clause
va-ye-TSAV a-le-HEM le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV a-le-HEM le-MOR KO ta-a-SUN be-yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH be-e-mu-NA u-ve-le-VAV sha-LEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb vayetzav {וַיְצַ֥ו | way·yə·ṣaw} “and he commanded,” followed by the infinitive construct le’emôr {לֵאמֹ֑ר | leʾ·môr} “to say” introducing direct speech.
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:9
He commanded them, saying, “This is how you shall act: in the fear of the LORD , in faithfulness, and with a whole heart .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 19:9, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַ֥ו (vayetsav) 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.19.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.9.W1.S1) and character.