2 Samuel 18:30:62 Sam.18.30.W6TAB
וַיֵּ֥סֹב
vayesov
“and he turned aside”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-SOV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-SOHV
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈsoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he turned aside
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-SOV
- clause
va-ye-SOV va-ya-a-MOD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh SOV hit-ya-TSEV KO va-ye-SOV va-ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
Finally, the paired imperfects wayyāsōv {וַיָּסֹב | wayyā’-sōv} ‘and he turned aside’ and wayya’āmoḏ {וַיַּעֲמֹד | wayyā’-‘ā-mōḏ} ‘and he stood’ convey immediate obedience, illustrating Hebrew narrative chaining to highlight response to the royal command.
Root and etymology
s-v-bsamekh–vav–bet
“to turn, encircle”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:30
Then the king said, “Turn aside and stand here.” So he turned aside and stood there .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 18:30, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥סֹב (vayesov) 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.18.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.30.W6.S1) and character.