2 Samuel 18:5:12 Sam.18.5.W1TAB
וַיְצַ֣ו
vayettsav
“and he commanded”
- Transliteration
- va-yet-TSAV
- Extended
- vah-yeht-TSAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈtsav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he commanded
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yet-TSAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yet-TSAV ha-ME-lekh ET-yo-AV ve-ET-a-vi-SHAI ve-ET-i-TAI le-MOR le-AT-LI la-NA-ar le-av-sha-LOM ve-KHOL-ha-AM sha-me-U be-tsav-VOT ha-ME-lekh ET-kol-ha-sa-RIM al-de-VAR av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayetzav {וַיְצַו | wayyəṣṣāw} ‘and he commanded’, using the vav-consecutive to mark narrative sequence.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man , Absalom.” And all the people heard the king give orders to every commander concerning Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word וַיְצַ֣ו (vayettsav) 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.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.5.W1.S1) and character.