2 Samuel 13:36:122 Sam.13.36.W12TAB
בָּכ֕וּ
bakhu
“wept”
- Transliteration
- BA-khu
- Extended
- BAA-khoo
- IPA
- /baːˈxוː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wept
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BA-khu
- clause
ve-gam-ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV BA-khu be-KHI ga-DOL me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER ve-hin-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU ve-gam-ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV BA-khu be-KHI ga-DOL me-OD
Exegesis
The sequence of waw-consecutive verbs ba’u {בָּאוּ | bā’û}, vay-yis’u {וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ | wayyiś’û}, and vay-yivku {וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ | wayyibbəkû} advances the narrative, and the intensive phrase bekhi gadol meod {בְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹל מְאֹֽד | bəkî gādôl mē’ôd} conveys profound communal lament. This structure highlights the emotional climax of collective and royal mourning.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:36
And it happened as he finished speaking, behold, the sons of the king came, and they lifted their voices and wept. The king and all his servants also wept with very great weeping .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:36:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 13:36, so the Hebrew word בָּכ֕וּ (bakhu) 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.13.36.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.36.W12.S1) and character.