2 Samuel 13:28:12 Sam.13.28.W1TAB
וַיְצַו֩
vayetsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSAV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSAAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsaw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV
- clause
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the sequential vav-consecutive imperfect vayetsav {וַיְצַו֩ | wäy-ṣäʾw} marking the commencement of Absalom’s command.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–vav–he
“to command, order”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:28
And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Observe now when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant men .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַו֩ (vayetsav) 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.13.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W1.S1) and character.