2 Chronicles 3:7:12 Chr.3.7.W1TAB
וַיְחַ֨ף
vayekhaf
“and he overlaid”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHAF
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHAF
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈħaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he overlaid
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHAF
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHAF ET-ha-BA-yit
- clause
va-ye-KHAF ET-ha-BA-yit ha-ko-ROT ha-si-PIM ve-ki-ro-TAV ve-dal-to-TAV za-HAV
- sentence
va-ye-KHAF ET-ha-BA-yit ha-ko-ROT ha-si-PIM ve-ki-ro-TAV ve-dal-to-TAV za-HAV u-fit-TAKH ke-ru-VIM al-ha-ki-ROT
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayechap {וַיְחַ֨ף | va·yə·ḥap} ‘and he overlaid’, where the vav-consecutive prefix on a Piel imperfect verb marks sequential narrative action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:7
And he overlaid the house—the beams, the thresholds , its walls, and its doors—with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 3:7, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַ֨ף (vayekhaf) 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.3.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.7.W1.S1) and character.