2 Samuel 13:9:52 Sam.13.9.W5TAB
וַיְמָאֵ֖ן
vayemaen
“and he refused”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-MA-en
- Extended
- vah-yeh-MAA-een
- IPA
- /vajəmaːˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he refused
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-MA-en
- clause
va-tik-KAKH et-ha-mash-RET va-tsoK le-fa-NAV va-ye-MA-en le-e-KHOL
- sentence
va-tik-KAKH et-ha-mash-RET va-tsoK le-fa-NAV va-ye-MA-en le-e-KHOL va-yo-MER am-NON ho-tsi-U khol-ISH me-LAI va-ye-tsu khol-ISH me-LAV
Exegesis
Vayema’en {וַיְמָאֵ֖ן | wayyimāʾēn} in the Piel stem indicates emphatic refusal.
Root and etymology
מ־א־ןm a n
“refuse”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:9
And she took the pan and poured it before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Bring out every man from me.” So every man went out from him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:9, so the Hebrew word וַיְמָאֵ֖ן (vayemaen) 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.13.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.9.W5.S1) and character.