2 Samuel 16:15:52 Sam.16.15.W5TAB
בָּ֖אוּ
bau
“came”
- Transliteration
- ba-U
- Extended
- baa-OO
- IPA
- /baːˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-U
- clause
ve-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM ISH yis-ra-EL ba-U ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-a-khi-TO-fel i-TO
Exegesis
The verb bau yerushalayim {בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | bā-ʾû yĕ-ru-šā-lā-yim} ‘they came to Jerusalem’ indicates a unified arrival.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–vav–aleph
“to come, enter”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:15
And Absalom and all the people of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 16:15, so the Hebrew word בָּ֖אוּ (bau) 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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.15.W5.S1) and character.