2 Chronicles 20:37:122 Chr.20.37.W12TAB
וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ
vayishshavru
“and they were broken”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-SHA-vru
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-SHAA-vroo
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʃaː.vruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were broken
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-SHA-vru
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-SHA-vru o-ni-YOT
- clause
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
- 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 ensuing Niphal imperfect wayyišābberū {וַיִּשָּׁבְרוּ | wayyišābberū} ‘and they were broken’ denotes the ships’ destruction, while wə-lōʾ ʿāṣərū lāleḵet ʾel-Taršīš {וְלֹא עָצְרוּ לָלֶכֶת אֶל־תַּרְשִׁישׁ | wə-lōʾ ʿāṣərū lāleḵet ʾel-Taršīš} ‘and were not able to go to Tarshish’ describes the failed endeavor. The structure highlights a clear cause-and-effect pattern linking political alliance to divine retribution.
Root and etymology
y-sh-byod–shin–bet
“to dwell, inhabit”
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 20:37:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 20:37, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ (vayishshavru) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.37.W12.S1) and character.