2 Kings 13:20:62 Kgs.13.20.W6TAB
יָבֹ֥אוּ
yavou
“used to come”
- Transliteration
- ya-VO-u
- Extended
- yah-VOH-oo
- IPA
- /jaːˈvoː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- used to come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-VO-u
- phraseyour reading level
ya-VO-u va-A-rets
- clause
u-ge-du-DE mo-AV ya-VO-u va-A-rets BA sha-NA
- 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 imperfect yavo'u {יָבֹאוּ | yāḇō’û} signals a habitual or repeated action.
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 13:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 13:20, so the Hebrew word יָבֹ֥אוּ (yavou) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.20.W6.S1) and character.