2 Kings 15:5:12 Kgs.15.5.W1TAB
וַיְנַגַּ֨ע
vayenagga
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-NAG-ga
- Extended
- vah-yeh-NAG-gah
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈnag.gaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-NAG-ga
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-NAG-ga ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-NAG-ga ye-ho-VAH et-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-HI me-tso-RA ad-YOM mo-TO va-ye-SHEV be-VEIT ha-khaf-SHIT
- sentence
va-ye-NAG-ga ye-ho-VAH et-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-HI me-tso-RA ad-YOM mo-TO va-ye-SHEV be-VEIT ha-khaf-SHIT ve-yo-TAM ben-ha-ME-lekh al-ha-BA-yit sho-FET et-AM ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the Hiphil imperfect vayenagga‘ {וַיְנַגַּ֨ע | vayənaggāʿ} ‘and He struck’, where the vav-consecutive sequences the action.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–‛ayin
“to strike, touch”
In context — 2 Kings 15:5
And the LORD struck the king and he became a leper until the day of his death, and he lived in the house of separation. And Jotham, the king’s son, was over the house judging the people of the land.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 15:5, so the Hebrew word וַיְנַגַּ֨ע (vayenagga) 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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.5.W1.S1) and character.