2 Kings 23:32:12 Kgs.23.32.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
vayaas
“and he did”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-as
- Extended
- vah-YA-ahs
- IPA
- /vajˈja.ʕaś/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he did
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YA-as
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-as ha-RA
- clause
va-YA-as ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YA-as ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-KHOL a-sher-a-SU a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayaʿaś {וַיַּעַשׂ | wayyaʿaś} using the vav-consecutive in a Qal imperfect to drive the narrative forward.
In context — 2 Kings 23:32
And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD , just as all his fathers had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 23:32, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vayaas) 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.23.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.32.W1.S1) and character.