2 Samuel 17:20:12 Sam.17.20.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
vayabou
“and they came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-BO-u
- Extended
- vah-yah-BOH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈvoːʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they came
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-BO-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA
- clause
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-BO-u av-DE av-sha-LOM el-ha-i-SHA ha-BAI-ta va-yo-me-RU a-YE a-khi-ma-ATS vi-yo-na-TAN va-to-MER la-HEM ha-i-SHA av-RU mi-KHAL ha-MA-yim va-ye-vak-SHU ve-LO ma-tsa-U va-ya-SHU-vu ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The sequence begins with vayyāwōʾū {וַיָּבֹאוּ | vayyāwōʾū} ‘and they came’ to describe the servants’ arrival.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–waw–aleph
“to come, arrive”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:20
And the servants of Absalom came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have crossed over the water.” They searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:20, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (vayabou) 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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.20.W1.S1) and character.