2 Samuel 13:36:92 Sam.13.36.W9TAB

וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ

vayivku

and they wept

Transliteration
va-yiv-KU
Extended
vah-yihv-KOO
IPA
/vajjivˈkuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they wept

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּבְ + כּ֑וּ
va + yiv + ku
vayivku

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yiv-KU

  2. clause

    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

  3. 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 context2 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 13:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 13:36, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ (vayivku) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.36.W9.S1) and character.