2 Chronicles 20:23:42 Chr.20.23.W4TAB

וּמוֹאָ֛ב

umoav

and Moab

Transliteration
u-mo-AV
Extended
oo-moh-AAV
IPA
/uːmoːˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
and Moab

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Result
וּ + מוֹ + אָ֛ב
u + mo + av
umoav

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-mo-AV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV

  3. clause

    va-ya-am-DU be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR le-ha-kha-RIM u-le-hash-MID

  4. sentence

    va-ya-am-DU be-NE a-MON u-mo-AV al-yo-she-VE har-se-IR le-ha-kha-RIM u-le-hash-MID u-khe-kha-lo-TAM be-yo-she-VE se-IR a-ze-RU ish-be-re-E-HU le-mash-KHIT

Exegesis

The construct bənê ʿammôn {בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן | bənê ʿammôn} ‘sons of Ammon’ coordinated with wəmoʾâv {וּמוֹאָב | wə-mo-ʼāv} identifies the allied aggressors, while yōšəḇê hār se‘îr {יֹשְׁבֵי הַר־שֵׂעִיר | yōšəḇê hār se‘îr} ‘inhabitants of Mount Seir’ marks their target.

Root and etymology

ʾ-baleph–bet

father, ancestor

In context2 Chronicles 20:23

The sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly destroy and annihilate them. And when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped each man his companion toward destruction .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 20:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 20:23, so the Hebrew word וּמוֹאָ֛ב (umoav) 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.20.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.23.W4.S1) and character.