2 Kings 16:9:52 Kgs.16.9.W5TAB
וַיַּעַל֩
vayaal
“and he went up”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-al
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahl
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went up
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek
- clause
va-yish-MA e-LAV ME-lekh a-SHUR va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek va-yit-pe-SE-ha va-yag-le-HA KI-ra
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-LAV ME-lekh a-SHUR va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek va-yit-pe-SE-ha va-yag-le-HA KI-ra ve-ET-re-TSIN he-MIT
Exegesis
The initial vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he listened’ signals compliance, followed by vayyaal {וַיַּעַל | wayyāʿal} ‘and he marched’ marking the advance.
In context — 2 Kings 16:9
The king of Assyria gave heed to him; he marched on Damascus, took the city, deported its inhabitants to Kir, and put Rezin to death.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעַל֩ (vayaal) 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.16.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.9.W5.S1) and character.