2 Samuel 13:27:32 Sam.13.27.W3TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH i-TO
- clause
va-yish-LAKH i-TO et-am-NON ve-ET KOL-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yif-RATS-BO av-sha-LOM va-yish-LAKH i-TO et-am-NON ve-ET KOL-be-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative centers on two Hebrew vav-consecutive verbs: vayiphrats {וַיִּפְרָץ | wayyip̄rāṣ} ‘and he pressed hard’ establishes Absalom’s urgent demand, while vayyishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyishlaḥ} ‘and he sent’ marks the king’s subsequent compliance.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥš–l–ḥ
“to send forth”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:27
But Absalom pressed him , so he sent with him Amnon and all the king’s sons .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:27, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayishlakh) 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.13.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.27.W3.S1) and character.