2 Samuel 2:3:12 Sam.2.3.W1TAB
וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו
vaanashav
“and his men”
- Transliteration
- va-a-na-SHA-v
- Extended
- vah-ah-nah-SHAH-v
- IPA
- /vaʔănaˈʃaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-na-SHA-v
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-na-SHA-v a-SHER-im-MO
- clause
va-a-na-SHA-v a-SHER-im-MO he-e-LA da-VID ISH u-VE-to
- sentence
va-a-na-SHA-v a-SHER-im-MO he-e-LA da-VID ISH u-VE-to va-ye-SHE-vu be-a-RE khev-RON
Exegesis
The clause begins with the noun phrase vanashav {וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו | va’anāšāw} ‘and his men’, followed by the relative clause asher-immô {אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֛וֹ | ’ăšer-immô} ‘who were with him’, establishing David’s core followers.
In context — 2 Samuel 2:3
And David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household , and they lived in the towns of Hebron.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 2:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 2:3, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו (vaanashav) 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.2.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.2.3.W1.S1) and character.