2 Samuel 20:17:12 Sam.20.17.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרַ֣ב
vayikrav
“and he came near”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-RAV
- Extended
- vah-yik-RAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he came near
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-RAV e-LE-ha
- clause
va-yik-RAV e-LE-ha va-to-MER ha-i-SHA ha-a-TA yo-AV va-yo-MER a-NI
- sentence
va-yik-RAV e-LE-ha va-to-MER ha-i-SHA ha-a-TA yo-AV va-yo-MER a-NI va-to-MER LO she-MA div-RE a-ma-TE-kha va-yo-MER sho-ME-a a-no-KHI
Root and etymology
q-r-b
“to approach”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:17
And he approached her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” And he said, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” And he said, “I am listening.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:17, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרַ֣ב (vayikrav) 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.20.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.17.W1.S1) and character.