2 Samuel 18:6:12 Sam.18.6.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֥א
vayetsay
“and he went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSAY
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSAY
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈtseːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went out
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSAY
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE
- clause
va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-TSAY ha-AM ha-sa-DE lik-re-AT yis-ra-EL vat-te-HI ham-mil-kha-MA bay-AR ef-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect vayetze {וַיֵּצֵא | wayyēṣēʾ} ‘and went out’, marking a shift to past narrative.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:6
And the people marched out into the field to confront Israel, and the battle took place in the forest of Ephraim.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 18:6, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֥א (vayetsay) 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.18.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.6.W1.S1) and character.