2 Kings 17:37:42 Kgs.17.37.W4TAB
וְהַמִּצְוָה֙
vehamitsva
“and the commandment”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-mits-VA
- Extended
- veh-hah-mits-VAH
- IPA
- /vəham.mitsˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the commandment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-mits-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-to-RA ve-ha-mits-VA
- clause
ve-ET-ha-khu-KIM ve-ET-ha-mish-pa-TIM ve-ha-to-RA ve-ha-mits-VA a-SHER ka-TAV la-KHEM tish-me-RUN la-a-SOT kal-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-khu-KIM ve-ET-ha-mish-pa-TIM ve-ha-to-RA ve-ha-mits-VA a-SHER ka-TAV la-KHEM tish-me-RUN la-a-SOT kal-ha-ya-MIM ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The Hebrew text features four objects introduced by the direct object marker ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə’ĕt} ‘and the’, attaching to ha-ḥuqqîm {הַחֻקִּים | ha-ḥuqqîm} ‘the statutes’, ha-mišpāṭîm {הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים | ha-mišpāṭîm} ‘the judgments’, hattôrāh {הַתּוֹרָה | hattôrāh} ‘the law’, and hammitswāh {הַמִּצְוָה | hammitswāh} ‘the commandment’.
Root and etymology
ṣ–w–h
“command, charge”
In context — 2 Kings 17:37
And the statutes and the judgments and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to keep and do forever; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:37, so the Hebrew word וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ (vehamitsva) 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.17.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.37.W4.S1) and character.