2 Chronicles 20:36:12 Chr.20.36.W1TAB
וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ
vayekhaberrehu
“and he joined him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-ber-RE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khah-behr-REE-huu
- IPA
- /vaj.jəħab.bəˈreːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he joined him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-ber-RE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-ber-RE-hu i-MO
- clause
va-ye-kha-ber-RE-hu i-MO la-a-SOT o-ni-YOT la-LE-khet tar-SHISH
- sentence
va-ye-kha-ber-RE-hu i-MO la-a-SOT o-ni-YOT la-LE-khet tar-SHISH va-ya-a-SU o-ni-YOT be-ETS-yon GA-ver
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Piel verb vayechabberehu {וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ | way-ye-ḥabbē-rē-hû} with vav consecutive marking sequential narrative action, followed by the prepositional phrase imo {עִמּ֔וֹ | ʿim-mô} indicating the cooperative partner.
Root and etymology
ח־ב־ר
“to join, associate”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:36
And he joined himself with him to build ships for going to Tarshish, and they built the ships at Ezion-geber .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:36, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַבְּרֵ֣הוּ (vayekhaberrehu) 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.20.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.36.W1.S1) and character.