2 Samuel 20:1:102 Sam.20.1.W10TAB
וַיִּתְקַ֣ע
vayitka
“and he blew”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-KA
- Extended
- vah-yiht-KAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jitˈqaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he blew
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-KA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR
- clause
va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-YO-mer EN-LA-nu KHE-lek be-da-VID ve-LO na-kha-LA-LA-nu be-ven-yish-AI ISH le-o-ha-LAV yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-SHAM nik-RA ISH be-li-YA-al u-she-MO SHE-va ben-BIKH-ri ISH ye-mi-NI va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-YO-mer EN-LA-nu KHE-lek be-da-VID ve-LO na-kha-LA-LA-nu be-ven-yish-AI ISH le-o-ha-LAV yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive sequence va-yitka {וַיִּתְקַע | way-yiṯ-qaʿ} and va-yomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yoʾ-mer} propels the action.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:1
And there was found a man of worthlessness , and his name was Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the horn and said, “We have no share in David, nor inheritance for us in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְקַ֣ע (vayitka) 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.20.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.1.W10.S1) and character.