2 Samuel 15:13:12 Sam.15.13.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹא֙
vava
“and came”
- Transliteration
- va-VA
- Extended
- vah-VAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-VA
- clause
va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR
- sentence
va-VA ha-mag-GID el-da-VID le-MOR HA-ya lev-ISH yis-ra-EL a-kha-REI av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect form vayyāḇōʾ {וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇōʾ} ‘and he came’, advancing the storyline.
Root and etymology
b–w–ʾ
“to come, enter”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:13
And the messenger came to David and said, “The heart of each man in Israel is with Absalom .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹא֙ (vava) 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.15.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.13.W1.S1) and character.