2 Samuel 18:28:62 Sam.18.28.W6TAB
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ
vayishtakhu
“and he bowed down”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-ta-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-tah-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃtaˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he bowed down
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-ta-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-ta-KHU la-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-khi-MA-ats va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM va-yish-ta-KHU la-ME-lekh le-a-PA-v AR-tsa va-yo-MER ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER sig-GAR et-ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-na-se-U et-ya-DAM ba-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The Hishtaphel stem in wayyištāḥū {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ | wə-yîš-ṭa-ḥû} indicates reflexive bowing, a ritual prostration.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:28
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” Then he bowed down to the king, his face to the ground, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God who has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ (vayishtakhu) 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.18.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.28.W6.S1) and character.