2 Chronicles 21:13:52 Chr.21.13.W5TAB
וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה
vatazne
“and you caused to commit prostitution”
- Transliteration
- va-taz-NE
- Extended
- vah-tahz-NEH
- IPA
- /vat.tazˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you caused to commit prostitution
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-taz-NE
- phraseyour reading level
va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV
- sentence
va-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL va-taz-NE ET-ye-hu-DA ve-ET-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ke-haz-NOT BET akh-AV ve-GAM ET-a-KHE-kha BET-a-VI-kha ha-to-VIM mi-me-KHA ha-RAG-ta
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect vav-consecutive verb vatazneh {וַתַּזְנֶה | wa-ṯaz-neh} ‘and you caused (to commit harlotry)’ applies causative force, emphasizing leadership in idolatry.
Root and etymology
z-n-h
“to be unfaithful”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:13
And you walked in the way of the kings of Israel and caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication as the harlotries of the house of Ahab. And you also killed your brothers, the house of your father, who were better than you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 21:13, so the Hebrew word וַתַּזְנֶ֤ה (vatazne) 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.21.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.13.W5.S1) and character.