2 Samuel 13:25:142 Sam.13.25.W14TAB
וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃
vayevarakhehu
“and he blessed him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vah-rah-KHEH-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.vaːrăˈxeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he blessed him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
- clause
va-yif-RATS-BO ve-LO-A-VA la-LE-khet va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-av-sha-LOM al-be-NI al-NA ne-LEKH kul-LA-nu ve-LO nik-BAD a-LE-kha va-yif-RATS-BO ve-LO-A-VA la-LE-khet va-ye-va-ra-KHE-hu
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect vayevarekhehu {וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ | vā-ye-vā-rə-ḵē-hū} completes the exchange with a blessing. The repetition of vav particles binds each clause, highlighting the emotional tension between appeal and refusal.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:25
And the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, please do not let us all go, lest we be a burden to you.” Though Absalom urged him, he would not go, but blessed him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:25:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 13:25, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃ (vayevarakhehu) 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.13.25.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.25.W14.S1) and character.