2 Kings 13:24:12 Kgs.13.24.W1TAB
וַיָּ֖מָת
vayamat
“died”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MAT
- Extended
- vah-yaa-MAAT
- IPA
- /waj.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
- clause
va-ya-MAT kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM
- sentence
va-ya-MAT kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM va-yim-LOKH BEN-ha-DAD be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The narrative employs a consecutive vav sequence with yāmat {וַיָּמָת | vai-ya-māt} ‘and he died’ followed by yimmalōkh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | vai-yim-lōḵ} ‘and he reigned’, establishing a rapid succession.
In context — 2 Kings 13:24
And Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 13:24, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖מָת (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.13.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.24.W1.S1) and character.