2 Samuel 19:1:62 Sam.19.1.W6TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:2
וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל
vayitabel
“and is mourning”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-a-BEL
- Extended
- vah-yit-eh-ah-BEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ʔaˈbeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and is mourning
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-a-BEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
- clause
hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yug-GAD le-yo-AV hi-NE ham-ME-lekh BO-khe va-yit-a-BEL al-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive + Hitpael imperfect vayitabel {וַיִּתְאַבֵּל | vǎ-yit-ṭab-bēl} ‘and he mourns’ intensifies the reflexive lament.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-l
“to mourn”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:1
And it was told to Joab that behold , the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 19:1, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל (vayitabel) 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.19.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.1.W6.S1) and character.