2 Samuel 16:14:12 Sam.16.14.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֥א
vava
“and he came or arrived”
- Transliteration
- va-VA
- Extended
- vah-VAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he came or arrived
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-VA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-VA ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO a-ye-FIM
- sentence
va-VA ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM a-SHER-i-TO a-ye-FIM va-yin-na-FESH SHAM
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | way-yo-ḇōʾ} introducing the sequence of events.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:14
And the king came, and all the people who were with him were weary , and he refreshed himself there .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:14, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֥א (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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.14.W1.S1) and character.