2 Samuel 16:3:32 Sam.16.3.W3TAB
וְאַיֵּ֖ה
veaye
“and where”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-YE
- Extended
- veh-ah-YEH
- IPA
- /vəʔajˈjɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and where
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-YE
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh ve-a-YE ben-a-do-NE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh ve-a-YE ben-a-do-NE-kha va-yo-MER tsi-VA el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE yo-SHEV bi-ru-sha-LA-yim KI a-MAR ha-YOM ya-shi-VU LI BET yis-ra-EL ET mam-le-KHUT a-VI
Exegesis
The interrogative veʼayyēh {וְאַיֵּ֖ה | wəʼayyēh} ‘where?’
In context — 2 Samuel 16:3
And the king said, “Where is your master’s son?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem , for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my father.’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:3:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:3, so the Hebrew word וְאַיֵּ֖ה (veaye) 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.16.3.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.3.W3.S1) and character.