2 Chronicles 20:24:22 Chr.20.24.W2TAB
בָּ֥א
ba
“came”
- Transliteration
- BA
- Extended
- BAA
- IPA
- /ˈbɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BA
- phraseyour reading level
BA al-ha-mits-PE
- clause
vi-ye-hu-DA BA al-ha-mits-PE lam-mid-BAR
- sentence
vi-ye-hu-DA BA al-ha-mits-PE lam-mid-BAR va-yif-NU el-he-ha-MON ve-hin-NAM pe-ga-RIM no-fe-LIM AR-tsa ve-EN pe-lei-TA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive narrative sequence ve-yhudah ba {וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א | wîhûdāh bāʾ} “and Judah came,” a hallmark of Hebrew historical prose marking continued action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:24
And Judah came to the watchtower overlooking the wilderness, and they turned toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground; and there was no survivor .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:24, so the Hebrew word בָּ֥א (ba) 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.20.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.24.W2.S1) and character.