2 Samuel 19:27:12 Sam.19.27.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:28
וַיְרַגֵּ֣ל
vayeraggel
“and he slandered or spied out”
- Transliteration
- va-yer-AG-gel
- Extended
- vah-yehr-AHG-gehl
- IPA
- /vaj.jəragˈgeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he slandered or spied 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yer-AG-gel
- phraseyour reading level
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha
- sentence
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM va-a-SE hat-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayeraggel {וַיְרַגֵּל | vă-yə-raggēl} ‘and he slandered’ in the Piel stem with a consecutive vav to convey malicious intent.
Root and etymology
r-g-l
“to slander, accuse”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:27
He slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like an angel of God ; therefore, do what is good in your eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:27, so the Hebrew word וַיְרַגֵּ֣ל (vayeraggel) 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.19.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.27.W1.S1) and character.