2 Chronicles 24:18:12 Chr.24.18.W1TAB

וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ

vayaazvu

and they abandoned

Transliteration
va-ya-az-VU
Extended
vah-yah-ahz-VOO
IPA
/vaj.ja.ʕazˈvuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they abandoned

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יַּֽ + עַזְ + ב֗וּ
va + ya + az + vu
vayaazvu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-az-VU

  2. clause

    va-ya-az-VU ET-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ET-ha-a-tsa-BIM

  3. sentence

    va-ya-az-VU ET-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ET-ha-a-tsa-BIM va-ye-HI-KE-tsef al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim be-ash-ma-TAM ZOT

Exegesis

The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyaʿazvēw {וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ | wayyaʿazvēw} ‘and they forsook,’ which sets a decisive shift in loyalty.

Root and etymology

ʿ-z-b

to leave, forsake

In context2 Chronicles 24:18

And they forsook the house of the LORD , the God of their fathers, and they served the Asherim and the idols. Then wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 24:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 24:18, so the Hebrew word וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ (vayaazvu) 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.24.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.18.W1.S1) and character.