2 Samuel 17:23:162 Sam.17.23.W16TAB
וַיָּ֕מָת
vayamat
“and he died”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MAT
- Extended
- vah-yah-MAAT
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈmɔːt̪/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he died
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' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-MAT
- clause
va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
- sentence
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
In context — 2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, so he saddled the donkey, returned to his house in his city, gave orders to his household , hanged himself, died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֕מָת (vayamat) 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.17.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W16.S1) and character.