2 Chronicles 20:21:12 Chr.20.21.W1TAB
וַיִּוָּעַץ֙
vayivvaets
“and he took counsel”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-VA-ets
- Extended
- vah-yihv-VAA-ehts
- IPA
- /vaj.jiwˈwaːʕats/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he took counsel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiv-VA-ets
- clause
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets el-ha-AM va-ya-a-MED me-sho-ra-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH u-me-hal-le-LIM le-had-RAT-KO-desh be-TSET lif-NE he-kha-LUTS ve-o-me-RIM ho-DU la-ye-ho-VAH KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
The narrative progression is marked by the vav-consecutive in vayyiva‘atz {וַיִּוָּעַץ | wayyiva‘aṣ} ‘and he consulted’, indicating a new action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:21
And he consulted with the people and appointed singers to the LORD and praisers for the splendor of holiness , as they went out before the vanguard, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD, for His lovingkindness endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ (vayivvaets) 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.20.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.21.W1.S1) and character.