2 Chronicles 24:17:42 Chr.24.17.W4TAB
בָּ֚אוּ
bau
“they came”
- Transliteration
- ba-U
- Extended
- baa-OO
- IPA
- /baːˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ba-U
- clause
ve-a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ya-DA ba-U sa-REI ye-hu-DA va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ya-DA ba-U sa-REI ye-hu-DA va-yish-ta-kha-VU la-ME-lekh AZ sha-MA ha-ME-lekh a-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The verb bau {בָּ֚אוּ | bāʾû} ‘they came’ introduces the subject sarei {שָׂרֵ֣י | śārê} ‘officials’ in construct with Yehuda {יְהוּדָ֔ה | Yəhūdāh}, indicating a political delegation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:17
And after the death of Jehoiada , officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 24:17, so the Hebrew word בָּ֚אוּ (bau) 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.24.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.17.W4.S1) and character.