2 Kings 20:2:42 Kgs.20.2.W4TAB
וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל
vayitpalel
“and he prayed”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-pa-LEL
- Extended
- vah-yihteh-pah-LEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.palˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he prayed
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-pa-LEL
- clause
va-yit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
- sentence
va-ya-SEV et-pa-NA-v el-ha-KIR va-yit-pa-LEL el-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
Exegesis
The second clause uses vayyitpallel {וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל | wayyippalēl} ‘and he prayed’ in the Hitpael stem, emphasizing the intensity of the action.
Root and etymology
“to intercede, pray”
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 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔ל (vayitpalel) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.2.W4.S1) and character.