2 Kings 20:2:12 Kgs.20.2.W1TAB
וַיַּסֵּ֥ב
vayasev
“and he turned”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SEV
- Extended
- vah-yah-SEEV
- IPA
- /vaj.jasˈseːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he turned
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-SEV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-SEV et-pa-NA-v
- clause
va-ya-SEV et-pa-NA-v el-ha-KIR
- sentence
va-ya-SEV et-pa-NA-v el-ha-KIR va-yit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
The first clause begins with vayyassev {וַיַּסֵּב | wayyaṣṣēb} ‘and he turned,’ using a vav-consecutive prefix with a Hiphil imperfect to indicate a completed action in sequence.
In context — 2 Kings 20:2
Then he turned his face toward the wall and offered a prayer to the LORD , saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּסֵּ֥ב (vayasev) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.2.W1.S1) and character.