2 Chronicles 20:4:12 Chr.20.4.W1TAB
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ
vayikkavtsevu
“and they gathered”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KA-vtse-VU
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAA-veht-seh-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiq.qaːv.tsəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they gathered
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU ye-hu-DA le-vak-KESH me-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KA-vtse-VU ye-hu-DA le-vak-KESH me-ye-ho-VAH GAM mi-KOL-a-RE ye-hu-DA ba-U le-vak-KESH ET-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayyaqqāḇṣû {וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ | văyyiq-qāḇṣû} ‘and they gathered,’ which marks a vav consecutive Qal imperfect forming a past narrative.
Root and etymology
“to gather, collect”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:4
And Judah assembled to seek help from the LORD ; also from all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (vayikkavtsevu) 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.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.4.W1.S1) and character.