2 Samuel 20:5:62 Sam.20.5.W6TAB
וַיּ֕וֹחֶר
vayokher
“and he delayed”
- Transliteration
- va-yo-KHER
- Extended
- vah-yoh-KHEHR
- IPA
- /vajˈjoːħɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he delayed
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yo-KHER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yi-KHAR va-yo-KHER
- clause
ve-yi-KHAR va-yo-KHER min-ha-mo-ED a-SHER ye-a-DO
- sentence
va-YE-lekh a-ma-SA le-haz-IK ET-ye-hu-DA ve-yi-KHAR va-yo-KHER min-ha-mo-ED a-SHER ye-a-DO
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayyōḥer {וַיּ֕וֹחֶר | way-yō-ḥer} describes his delay.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:5
And Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the appointed time that the king had set for him .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 20:5, so the Hebrew word וַיּ֕וֹחֶר (vayokher) 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.20.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.5.W6.S1) and character.