2 Kings 15:18:12 Kgs.15.18.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
vayaas
“and he did”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AS
- Extended
- vah-ya-AHS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he did
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-AS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ha-RA
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH LO SAR me-AL kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-sher-he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with wayyaas {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | wayyaʿaś} ‘and he did,’ a wayyiqtol form that advances the regnal narrative with a summarizing evaluation.
In context — 2 Kings 15:18
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, all his days .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 15:18, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vayaas) 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.15.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.18.W1.S1) and character.