2 Samuel 13:38:52 Sam.13.38.W5TAB
וַיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם
vayehisham
“and he was there”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-HI-SHAM
- Extended
- vah-yeh-HEE-SHAAM
- IPA
- /vajəˈhiː.ʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he was there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וַ + יְ + הִי + שָׁ֖ם
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va + ye + hi + sham
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vayehisham
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-HI-SHAM
- clause
va-ye-HI-SHAM sha-LOSH sha-NIM
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ba-RAKH va-ye-LEKH ge-SHUR va-ye-HI-SHAM sha-LOSH sha-NIM
In context — 2 Samuel 13:38
And Absalom fled and went to Geshur and he remained there for three years .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:38, so the Hebrew word וַיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם (vayehisham) 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.13.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.38.W5.S1) and character.