2 Kings 18:30:12 Kgs.18.30.W1TAB
וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח
vealyavtach
“and do not let trust”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-yav-TACH
- Extended
- veh-AL-yahv-TAKH
- IPA
- /wəʔal.javˈtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not let trust
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AL-yav-TACH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-yav-TACH et-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
ve-AL-yav-TACH et-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu el-Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-TSEL ya-tsi-LE-nu Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-AL-yav-TACH et-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu el-Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-TSEL ya-tsi-LE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO ti-na-TEN et-ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YAD ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prohibitive ve-al {וְאַל | və-ʾal} ‘and do not’, combining the conjunction and negative imperative.
The Hiphil imperfect yavtaḥ {יַבְטַח | yaw-ṭaḥ} ‘let him cause to trust’ takes the direct object et-khem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-khem} ‘you’, indicating Hezekiah’s persuasive action.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, have confidence”
In context — 2 Kings 18:30
And do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD when he says, “Surely the LORD will deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:30, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח (vealyavtach) 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.18.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.30.W1.S1) and character.