2 Kings 21:9:32 Kgs.21.9.W3TAB
וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם
vayatem
“and he caused them to wander astray”
- Transliteration
- va-yat-EM
- Extended
- vah-yahteh-EEM
- IPA
- /vaj.jatˈʕeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he caused them to wander astray
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yat-EM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yat-EM me-na-SHE
- clause
va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Vav-consecutive hiphil vayat’em {וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם | wayyaṭê‘em} indicates active causation by Manasseh.
Root and etymology
RootAyin, Vav, Mem
“to wander, go astray”
In context — 2 Kings 21:9
But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם (vayatem) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.9.W3.S1) and character.