2 Chronicles 32:26:12 Chr.32.26.W1TAB
וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע
vayikkana
“and he humbled himself”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-KA-na
- Extended
- vah-yik-KAA-nah
- IPA
- /vaj.jikˈkaːnaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he humbled himself
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-KA-na
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KA-na ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yik-KA-na ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu be-GO-va li-BO HU ve-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
va-yik-KA-na ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu be-GO-va li-BO HU ve-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-LO-VA a-le-HEM KE-tsef ye-ho-VAH bi-ME ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayyiqqānāʿ {וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע | way-yi-qā-näʿ} ‘and he humbled himself,’ signaling a sequence from the preceding account.
Root and etymology
k-n-ʿkaf–nun–ayin
“to humble, submit”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:26
Hezekiah humbled himself over the pride of his heart, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem likewise humbled themselves; therefore the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 32:26, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע (vayikkana) 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.32.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.26.W1.S1) and character.