2 Samuel 18:23:62 Sam.18.23.W6TAB
וַיָּ֤רָץ
vayarats
“and he ran”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-RATS
- Extended
- vah-yaa-RAATS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈraːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he ran
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-RATS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats
- clause
va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats DE-rekh ha-kik-KAR va-ya-a-VOR et-ha-KU-shi
- sentence
va-ye-HI-MA a-RUTS va-yo-MER LO RUTS va-ya-RATS a-khi-MA-mats DE-rekh ha-kik-KAR va-ya-a-VOR et-ha-KU-shi
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vayyaratz {וַיָּרָץ | wə-yā-ˈrāts} ‘and he ran’ names achimaatz {אֲחִימַעַץ | ă-ḥî-mā-ʿaṣ} ‘Ahimaaz’ as the runner.
Root and etymology
r-w-ṣ
“to run swiftly”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:23
And he said, “Whatever may be, I will run.” Then Joab said to him, “Run!” So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and overtook the Cushite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:23, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֤רָץ (vayarats) 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.18.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.23.W6.S1) and character.