2 Kings 20:6:12 Kgs.20.6.W1TAB
וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י
vehosafti
“and I will add”
- Transliteration
- ve-ho-saf-TI
- Extended
- veh-hoh-sahf-TIH
- IPA
- /vəhosaˈp̚tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will add
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ho-saf-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ho-saf-TI al-ya-ME-kha
- clause
ve-ho-saf-TI al-ya-ME-kha kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA u-mik-KAF ME-lekh-a-shur a-TSIL-kha ve-ET ha-IR ha-ZOT
- sentence
ve-ho-saf-TI al-ya-ME-kha kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA u-mik-KAF ME-lekh-a-shur a-TSIL-kha ve-ET ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-gan-NO-ti al-ha-IR ha-ZOT le-ma-a-NI u-le-MA-an da-VID av-DI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the consecutive vav Hiphil perfect vehosaphti {וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י | vĕhōsaphtî} ‘and I will increase,’ indicating divine action to prolong life.
In context — 2 Kings 20:6
I will increase your days by fifteen years, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will guard this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 20:6, so the Hebrew word וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י (vehosafti) 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.20.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.6.W1.S1) and character.