2 Kings 17:35:52 Kgs.17.35.W5TAB
וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם
vayetsavvem
“and he commanded them”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-tsav-VEM
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tsahv-VEEM
- IPA
- /vajətsavˈveːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded them
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-tsav-VEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR
- 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 Piel imperfect vayyeṣavvem {וַיְצַוֵּם | va-ye-ṣa-wēm} ‘and he commanded them’ introduces the series of prohibitions with intensified force.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–vav–he
“to command”
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 17:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 17:35, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַוֵּ֣ם (vayetsavvem) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.35.W5.S1) and character.