2 Kings 21:4:12 Kgs.21.4.W1TAB
וּבָנָ֥ה
uvana
“and he built”
- Transliteration
- u-va-NA
- Extended
- oo-vah-naa
- IPA
- /uvɑːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he built
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-va-NA
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT
- clause
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
Exegesis
The Hebrew begins with ubanah {וּבָנָ֥ה | ū-vanâ} ‘and he built’, using the vav-consecutive to advance the narrative.
In context — 2 Kings 21:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word וּבָנָ֥ה (uvana) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.4.W1.S1) and character.