2 Chronicles 23:16:12 Chr.23.16.W1TAB
וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת
vayikrot
“and he cut or made”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-ROT
- Extended
- vah-yik-ROHT
- IPA
- /vaj.jiχˈroːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he cut or made
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-ya-DA
- clause
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-ya-DA be-RIT be-NO u-VEIN KAL-ha-AM u-VEIN ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-ya-DA be-RIT be-NO u-VEIN KAL-ha-AM u-VEIN ha-ME-lekh lih-ye-HOT le-AM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayikhrat {וַיִּכְרֹת | va-yik-hrōt} marking narrative progression.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:16
Then Jehoiada established a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be a people for the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 23:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת (vayikrot) 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.23.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.16.W1.S1) and character.