2 Chronicles 20:30:42 Chr.20.30.W4TAB
וַיָּ֧נַֽח
vayanakh
“and he gave rest”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-Nakh
- Extended
- vah-yaa-NAHkh
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈnaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he gave rest
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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' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-Nakh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-Nakh LO e-lo-HAIV
- clause
va-ya-Nakh LO e-lo-HAIV mi-sa-VIV
- sentence
va-tish-KOT mal-KHUT ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ya-Nakh LO e-lo-HAIV mi-sa-VIV
Exegesis
The verse employs a vav-consecutive narrative sequence with the verbs vatishkot {וַתִּשְׁקֹט | vaṯ-ṯiš-qōṭ} ‘and was quiet’ followed by vayanakh {וַיָּנַח | wa-yā-naḥ} ‘and gave rest’, marking the transition from a state clause to a causative clause.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:30
And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, and his God gave him rest on every side .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 20:30, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֧נַֽח (vayanakh) 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.20.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.30.W4.S1) and character.