2 Chronicles 20:37:12 Chr.20.37.W1TAB
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א
vayitnabe
“and he prophesied”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-na-BE
- Extended
- vah-yihth-nah-BBEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.naˈbːeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he prophesied
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-na-BE
- clause
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR ke-hit-kha-BER-kha im-a-khaz-ya-HU PA-rats ye-ho-VAH et-ma-a-SE-kha va-yish-SHA-vru o-ni-YOT ve-LO ats-RU la-LE-khet el-tar-SHISH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with wayyiṯnabbēʾ {וַיִּתְנַבֵּא | wayyiṯnabbēʾ} ‘and he prophesied’, where the Hitpael imperfect with vav consecutive marks sequential narrative action and reflexive voice.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:37
And Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken your works .” As a result, the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:37, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א (vayitnabe) 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.20.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.37.W1.S1) and character.