2 Samuel 20:22:12 Sam.20.22.W1TAB

וַתָּבוֹא֩

vatavo

and she came

Transliteration
va-ta-VO
Extended
vah-tah-VOH
IPA
/vat.taˈvoː/

Meaning by language

English
and she came

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + תָּ + בוֹא֩
va + ta + vo
vatavo

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ta-VO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM

  3. clause

    va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM be-kha-kha-ma-TA va-yik-re-TU et-ROSH SHE-va ben-bikh-RI va-yash-li-KHU el-yo-AV va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-ya-fu-TSU me-AL-ha-IR ISH le-o-ha-LAV

  4. sentence

    va-ta-VO ha-i-SHA el-KOL-ha-AM be-kha-kha-ma-TA va-yik-re-TU et-ROSH SHE-va ben-bikh-RI va-yash-li-KHU el-yo-AV va-yit-KA ba-sho-FAR va-ya-fu-TSU me-AL-ha-IR ISH le-o-ha-LAV ve-yo-AV SHAV ye-ru-sha-LA-im el-ha-ME-lekh

Exegesis

The verse opens with vatavo {וַתָּבוֹא֩ | va-ta-VO} ‘and she came’, using the vav consecutive to continue narrative flow.

In context2 Samuel 20:22

And the woman came to all the people with her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. Then he blew the trumpet , and they scattered from the city, each man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 20:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word וַתָּבוֹא֩ (vatavo) 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.20.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.22.W1.S1) and character.