2 Samuel 18:16:12 Sam.18.16.W1TAB
וַיִּתְקַ֨ע
vayitka
“and he blew”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-KA
- Extended
- vah-yit-KAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jitˈqaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he blew
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-KA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-KA yo-AV
- clause
va-yit-KA yo-AV ba-sho-FAR va-ya-SHAV ha-AM mir-DOF a-kha-RE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-KA yo-AV ba-sho-FAR va-ya-SHAV ha-AM mir-DOF a-kha-RE yis-ra-EL ki-KHA-sakh yo-AV et-ha-AM
Exegesis
The narrative is driven by successive vav-consecutive verbs vayitqa {וַיִּתְקַע | wayyiṯqaʿ} ‘and he blew’ and vayyashav {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāḇ} ‘and he returned’, signaling shifts in action.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:16
Then Joab blew the trumpet , and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְקַ֨ע (vayitka) 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.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.16.W1.S1) and character.