2 Chronicles 29:12:12 Chr.29.12.W1TAB
וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ
vayakumu
“and they arose”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KU-mu
- Extended
- vah-yaa-KUH-moo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈquː.muː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they arose
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KU-mu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM ma-KHAT ben-a-ma-SAI ve-yo-EL ben-a-zar-ya-HU min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TI u-min-be-NEI me-ra-RI KISH ben-av-DI va-a-zar-ya-HU ben-ye-hal-lel-EL
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM ma-KHAT ben-a-ma-SAI ve-yo-EL ben-a-zar-ya-HU min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TI u-min-be-NEI me-ra-RI KISH ben-av-DI va-a-zar-ya-HU ben-ye-hal-lel-EL u-min-hag-ger-shun-NI yo-AKH ben-zim-MA ve-E-den ben-yo-AKH
Exegesis
The Hebrew genealogy opens with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayyaqumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqûmû} ‘and they rose,’ which signals sequential action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:12
And the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, from the Kohathites ; and from the Merarites, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and from the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 29:12, so the Hebrew word וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ (vayakumu) 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.29.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.12.W1.S1) and character.