2 Samuel 19:23:62 Sam.19.23.W6TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:24
וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַע
vayishshava
“and he swore”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-SHA-va
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-SHAH-vah
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈʃa.vaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he swore
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-SHA-va
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-SHA-va LO
- clause
va-yish-SHA-va LO ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT va-yish-SHA-va LO ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with the vav-consecutive Niphal imperfect in vayishava' {וַיִּשָּׁבַע | wayyiššāḇaʿ} ‘and he swore’, with the pronominal suffix lo {לוֹ | lō} marking the beneficiary. Repetition of hamelek reinforces royal authority, and the progression from declaration to oath underscores the formal ratification of the pardon.
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin–bet–ayin
“to swear, take an oath”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:23
And the king said to Shimei, “You will not die .” And the king swore to him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 19:23, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשָּׁ֥בַע (vayishshava) 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.19.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.23.W6.S1) and character.