2 Samuel 13:39:12 Sam.13.39.W1TAB
וַתְּכַל֙
vatekhal
“and he ceased or ended”
- Transliteration
- va-te-KHAL
- Extended
- vah-teh-KHAL
- IPA
- /vat.təˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he ceased or ended
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-te-KHAL
- clause
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vatekhal {וַתְּכַל֙ | vat-tē-ḵal} ‘and it came to an end’, which in this context expresses intense desire.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:39
And King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word וַתְּכַל֙ (vatekhal) 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.13.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W1.S1) and character.