2 Samuel 13:35:62 Sam.13.35.W6TAB
בָּ֑אוּ
bau
“have come”
- Transliteration
- BA-u
- Extended
- BAA-oo
- IPA
- /ˈbaːʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BA-u
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u kid-VAR av-de-KHA KEN ha-YA
Exegesis
The construct phrase bene-ha-melekh {בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | bə-nē-hām-mé-lekh} ‘the king’s sons’ pairs with the Qal perfect verb bau {בָּ֑אוּ | bā-ʾū} ‘they have come’ to form an announcement of arrival.
Root and etymology
ב־ו־א
“to enter, come”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:35
And Jonadab said to the king, “Behold , the king’s sons have come, according to the word of your servant , so it has happened.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 13:35, so the Hebrew word בָּ֑אוּ (bau) 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.13.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.35.W6.S1) and character.