2 Chronicles 20:18:12 Chr.20.18.W1TAB
וַיִּקֹּ֧ד
vayikkod
“and he bowed”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KOD
- Extended
- vah-yik-KOHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈqoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he bowed
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KOD
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse
- sentence
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse ve-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The opening vav-consecutive verb vayikod {וַיִּקֹּ֧ד | vayyiqqôḏ} ‘and he bowed down’ initiates an immediate action by the king.
Root and etymology
ק־ד־ד
“to bow down, kneel”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD to worship Him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:18, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקֹּ֧ד (vayikkod) 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.20.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.18.W1.S1) and character.