2 Chronicles 6:2:12 Chr.6.2.W1TAB
וַֽאֲנִ֛י
vaani
“and I”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NI
- Extended
- vah-ah-NIH
- IPA
- /vaʔaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-NI
- clause
va-a-NI ba-NI-ti BET-ze-VUL LAKH
- sentence
va-a-NI ba-NI-ti BET-ze-VUL LAKH u-ma-KHON le-shiv-te-KHA o-la-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with va’ani {וַֽאֲנִ֛י | va·ʾă·nî} ‘but I’, a vav-prefixed pronoun that foregrounds the speaker’s emphasis.
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built an exalted house for You , and a fixed place for Your dwelling forever.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 6:2, so the Hebrew word וַֽאֲנִ֛י (vaani) 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.6.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.2.W1.S1) and character.