2 Chronicles 32:6:52 Chr.32.6.W5TAB
וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם
vayikbettsam
“and he gathered them”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-bet-TSAM
- Extended
- vah-yik-beht-TSEEM
- IPA
- /vaj.jiq.bəˈtseːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he gathered them
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-bet-TSAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV
- clause
va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-TEN sa-RE mil-kha-MOT al-ha-AM va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive verb vayyiqbatsem {וַיִּקְבְּצֵם | vayyiqbaṣṣēm} conveys assembly, with elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} ‘to him’ making him the focal point.
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:6
And he appointed commanders of the armies over the people, and he gathered them to himself at the square of the city gate, and he spoke to their heart , saying,
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 32:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם (vayikbettsam) 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.32.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.6.W5.S1) and character.