2 Kings 13:16:92 Kgs.13.16.W9TAB
וַיָּ֧שֶׂם
vayasem
“put”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-sem
- Extended
- vah-YAA-sem
- IPA
- /vajˈjaːsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- put
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-sem
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-sem e-li-SHA
- clause
va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
- 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 following vav-consecutive imperfect vayasem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wā-yā-śem} ‘and he set’ parallels the previous action, while the construct chain yedei hamelekh {יְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ | yě-ḏē ha-mé-leḵ} ‘hands of the king’ marks a genitive relationship, emphasizing the symbolic transfer of authority through gesture.
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 13:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (vayasem) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W9.S1) and character.