2 Kings 17:9:12 Kgs.17.9.W1TAB
וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ
vayekhapeu
“and they did secretly”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-PE-u
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khah-PEH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jəħapˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they did secretly
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-PE-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL de-va-RIM a-SHER lo-KHEN al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL de-va-RIM a-SHER lo-KHEN al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yiv-NU la-HEM ba-MOT be-khol-a-re-HEM mim-mig-DAL no-tse-RIM ad-IR miv-TSAR
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayechappeu {וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ | va-ye-ḥap-pe-’u} ‘and they acted secretly,’ where the vav consecutive of the Piel imperfect conveys ongoing clandestine activity.
In context — 2 Kings 17:9
And the sons of Israel acted in secret and did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchmen’s tower to the fortified city.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ (vayekhapeu) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.9.W1.S1) and character.