2 Samuel 15:16:12 Sam.15.16.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֥א
vayetse
“and he went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSEE
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went out
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-BE-to be-rag-LAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-BE-to be-rag-LAV va-ya-a-ZOV ha-ME-lekh ET E-ser na-SHIM pi-lag-SHIM lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav-consecutive prefix in vayetse {וַיֵּצֵ֥א | way·ye·ṣēʾ} and vayyaazov {וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב | way·ya·‘a·zōv} to sequence actions, signaling past events.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:16
And the king went out with all his household on foot, and he left ten women, concubines , to guard the house .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 15:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayetse) 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.15.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.16.W1.S1) and character.