2 Samuel 13:24:12 Sam.13.24.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֤א
vayavo
“and he came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO
- Extended
- vah-ya-VOH
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-VO av-sha-LOM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER hi-NE-na go-ze-ZIM le-av-DE-kha ye-LEKH-na ha-ME-lekh va-a-va-DAV im-av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive sequence, as in vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇō} ‘and he came’ followed by vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said.’
In context — 2 Samuel 13:24
And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold now, the shearers are with your servant; let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:24, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֤א (vayavo) 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.13.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.24.W1.S1) and character.