2 Samuel 13:1:92 Sam.13.1.W9TAB
וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ
vayeehaveha
“and he loved her”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-e-HA-ve-HA
- Extended
- vah-yeh-eh-HAA-veh-HAA
- IPA
- /vaj.je.ʔɛhaːˈveː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he loved her
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-e-HA-ve-HA
- clause
va-ye-e-HA-ve-HA am-ne-NON ben-da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN u-le-av-sha-LOM ben-da-VID a-KHOT ya-FA u-she-MA ta-MAR va-ye-e-HA-ve-HA am-ne-NON ben-da-VID
Exegesis
The action clause opens with wayyeʾhāvēhā {וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ | wayyeʾhāvēhā} ‘and he loved her’, focusing on ’amnôn {אַמְנוֹן | ʾamnôn} and his lineage ben-dāwîd {בֶּן־דָּוִד | ben-dāwîd}. The chain of vav-consecutive clauses and construct phrases produces a fluid narrative that underscores familial bonds and the pivotal moment of emotional desire.
Root and etymology
’-h-baleph–heh–bet
“to love, to desire”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:1
And it came to pass after this that Absalom , the son of David, had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, loved her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ (vayeehaveha) 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 Sam.13.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.1.W9.S1) and character.