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
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-az-VU
- 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
- 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 context — 2 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.