2 Samuel 18:22:12 Sam.18.22.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֨סֶף
vayosef
“and he added again”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-SEF
- Extended
- vah-yoh-SEHF
- IPA
- /vaj.joˈsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he added again
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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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-SEF OD
- sentence
va-yo-SEF OD a-khi-hi-MA-ats BEN-tsa-DOK va-yo-MER el-yo-AV vi-YI MA a-ru-TSA-na gam-a-NI a-kha-RE ha-ku-SHI va-yo-MER yo-AV la-MA-ze a-TA RATS be-NI u-le-KHA EN-be-so-RA mo-TSET
Exegesis
The narrative chain begins with the vav-consecutive construction vayosef {וַיֹּסֶף | wayyôsep̄} ‘and he added’ plus the adverb ʿod {עוֹד | ʿôḏ} indicating a renewed request.
Root and etymology
y-s-p
“to add, continue”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:22
And Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, added again and said to Joab, “Whatever may happen, please let me also run after the Cushite .” And Joab said to him, “Why are you running, my son? You will have no reward for the news .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֨סֶף (vayosef) 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.18.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.22.W1.S1) and character.