2 Kings 13:16:72 Kgs.13.16.W7TAB
וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב
vayarkev
“placed”
- Transliteration
- va-yar-KEV
- Extended
- vah-yahr-KEHV
- IPA
- /vaj.jarˈkeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- placed
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-yar-KEV
- clause
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO
- sentence
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect vayarkev {וַיַּרְכֵּב | wā-yar-kēḇ} ‘and he placed’ omits its object’s preposition, relying on the prior clause.
Root and etymology
Rootr-k-b
“chariot”
In context — 2 Kings 13:16
And he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow .” So he placed his hand, and Elisha set his hands upon the king’s hands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב (vayarkev) 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 Kgs.13.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W7.S1) and character.