2 Samuel 20:22:52 Sam.20.22.W5TAB
וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ
vayikretu
“and they cut off”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-re-TU
- Extended
- vah-yihk-reh-TOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiχ.rəˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they cut off
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yik-re-TU
- 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
- 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
In context — 2 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 20:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 20:22, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ (vayikretu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.22.W5.S1) and character.