2 Chronicles 20:19:12 Chr.20.19.W1TAB
וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ
vayakumu
“and they stood up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KU-mu
- Extended
- vah-yah-KU-oo-moo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈquː.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they stood up
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KU-mu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TIM u-min-be-NEI hak-kar-KHIM
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TIM u-min-be-NEI hak-kar-KHIM le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL be-KOL ga-DOL le-MA-la
Exegesis
The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive on vayakumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqûmū} “stood up,” introducing haleviyim {הַלְוִיִּם | haləvîyîm} “the Levites.”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:19
Then the Levites, from among the sons of the Kohathites and from among the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD , the God of Israel , with an exceedingly loud voice .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:19, so the Hebrew word וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ (vayakumu) 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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.19.W1.S1) and character.