2 Chronicles 23:21:12 Chr.23.21.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ
vayismekhu
“and they rejoiced”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-me-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yihs-meh-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jis.məˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they rejoiced
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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yis-me-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets
- clause
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta
- sentence
va-yis-me-KHU KAL-am-ha-A-rets ve-ha-IR sha-KA-ta ve-ET-a-ta-le-YA-hu he-MI-tu be-kha-REV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayismekhu {וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ | va-yis-me-ḥû} indicating sequential narrative progression.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–chet
“to rejoice, to be glad”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:21
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet , for Athaliah had been put to death with the sword .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 23:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּ (vayismekhu) 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.23.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.21.W1.S1) and character.