2 Samuel 14:27:12 Sam.14.27.W1TAB
וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ
vayuvaledu
“and were born”
- Transliteration
- va-yu-VA-le-du
- Extended
- vah-yoo-VAA-leh-doo
- IPA
- /vaj.juːˈvaːl.duː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were born
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yu-VA-le-du
- phraseyour reading level
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM
- clause
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM she-lo-SHA va-NIM u-VAT a-KHAT u-she-MA ta-MAR
- sentence
va-yu-VA-le-du le-av-sha-LOM she-lo-SHA va-NIM u-VAT a-KHAT u-she-MA ta-MAR HI ha-ye-TA i-SHA ye-FAT mar-E
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect, introducing narrative progression: vayivvaledu {וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ | way·yû·wal·lê·ḏû} ‘and they were born’.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:27
Three sons and one daughter were born to Absalom . Her name was Tamar; she was a woman beautiful in appearance .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 14:27, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּ (vayuvaledu) 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.14.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.27.W1.S1) and character.