2 Kings 13:20:12 Kgs.13.20.W1TAB
וַיָּ֥מָת
vayamat
“died”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MAT
- Extended
- vah-yah-MAAT
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈmaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- died
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA
- clause
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA va-yik-be-RU-hu
- sentence
va-ya-MAT e-li-SHA va-yik-be-RU-hu u-ge-du-DE mo-AV ya-VO-u va-A-rets BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive in vayamat {וַיָּמָת | wayyāmaṯ} ‘and he died’, propelling the sequence.
In context — 2 Kings 13:20
And Elisha died, and they buried him. And bands of Moab entered the land at the coming of the year.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֥מָת (vayamat) 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.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.20.W1.S1) and character.