2 Kings 17:35:12 Kgs.17.35.W1TAB
וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת
vayikhrot
“and he cut or made”
- Transliteration
- va-yikh-ROT
- Extended
- vah-yihkh-ROHT
- IPA
- /vaj.jiχˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he cut or made
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yikh-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM
- clause
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM ve-lo-tish-ta-kha-VU la-HEM ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tiz-be-KHU la-HEM
Exegesis
The action begins with vayyiqrot {וַיִּכְרֹת | va-yik-rōṯ} ‘and he made,’ where the vav consecutive marks a shift to narrative sequence.
In context — 2 Kings 17:35
And the LORD made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You must not fear other gods , nor prostrate yourselves before them, nor render them service, nor offer sacrifices to them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:35, so the Hebrew word וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת (vayikhrot) 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.17.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.35.W1.S1) and character.