2 Kings 17:2:12 Kgs.17.2.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
vayaas
“and he did”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AS
- Extended
- vah-yah-AAS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕaːs/
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 RAK LO ke-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative marker vayya’as {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | wayyaʿaś} ‘and he did’, establishing sequential action.
In context — 2 Kings 17:2
And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD , but not like the kings of Israel who were before him .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:2, 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.17.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.2.W1.S1) and character.