2 Chronicles 23:7:82 Chr.23.7.W8TAB
וְהַבָּ֥א
vehaba
“and the one who enters”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-BA
- Extended
- veh-hah-BAA
- IPA
- /vəhəbˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one who enters
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-BA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-hik-KI-fu hal-ve-YIM et-ha-ME-lekh sa-VIV ISH ve-khe-LAV be-ya-DO ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit yu-MAT
- sentence
ve-hik-KI-fu hal-ve-YIM et-ha-ME-lekh sa-VIV ISH ve-khe-LAV be-ya-DO ve-ha-BA el-ha-ha-BA-yit yu-MAT vi-he-YU et-ha-ME-lekh be-vo-O u-ve-tse-TO
Exegesis
The clause vehaba el-habayit yumat {וְהַבָּ֥א אֶל־הַבַּ֖יִת יוּמָ֑ת | wə-habbāʾ ʾel-habbayit yū∙māṯ} uses the Hofal passive to decree capital punishment for unauthorized entry.
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:7
The Levites are to form a ring around the king on every side, each man holding his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house is to be put to death. Stay with the king both at his entrance and at his departure.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 23:7, so the Hebrew word וְהַבָּ֥א (vehaba) 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.23.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.7.W8.S1) and character.