2 Kings 22:12:12 Kgs.22.12.W1TAB
וַיְצַ֣ו
vayetsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-yetsaV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tsahV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yetsaV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yetsaV ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yetsaV ha-ME-lekh et-khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN ve-et-a-khi-KAM ben-sha-FAN ve-et-akh-BOR ben-mi-kha-YA ve-ET sha-FAN ha-so-FER ve-ET a-sa-YA E-ved-ha-ME-lekh le-MOR
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayetzav {וַיְצַו | wayyeṣṣāw} ‘and he commanded’, a Piel imperfect with vav consecutive that introduces a forceful royal decree.
In context — 2 Kings 22:12
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Akbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:12, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַ֣ו (vayetsav) 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.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.12.W1.S1) and character.