2 Chronicles 20:28:12 Chr.20.28.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙
vayavou
“and they came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO-u
- Extended
- vah-yaa-VOH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈvoː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they came
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' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO-u
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-yim bin-ne-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-va-kha-tso-ts-ROT
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-yim bin-ne-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-va-kha-tso-ts-ROT el-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayavo'u {וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vay·yā·ḇō·ʾû} ‘and they came’, signaling sequential action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:28
And they came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets to the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:28, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (vayavou) 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.20.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.28.W1.S1) and character.