2 Kings 18:6:12 Kgs.18.6.W1TAB
וַיִּדְבַּק֙
vayidbak
“and he clung”
- Transliteration
- va-yid-BAK
- Extended
- vah-yihd-BAK
- IPA
- /vaj.jiðˈbaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he clung
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yid-BAK
- clause
va-yid-BAK ba-ye-ho-VAH lo-SAR me-a-kha-RAIV
- sentence
va-yid-BAK ba-ye-ho-VAH lo-SAR me-a-kha-RAIV va-yish-MOR mits-vo-TAIV a-sher-tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav consecutive form vayidbak {וַיִּדְבַּק | va-yid-baq} ‘and he clung’, linking back to preceding actions and conveying ongoing devotion.
Root and etymology
d-v-q
“to cling, adhere”
In context — 2 Kings 18:6
And he clung to the LORD ; he did not turn aside from following Him, and he kept His commandments which the LORD commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word וַיִּדְבַּק֙ (vayidbak) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.6.W1.S1) and character.