2 Samuel 21:1:102 Sam.21.1.W10TAB
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
vayevakkesh
“and he sought”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-vak-KESH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vahk-KESH
- IPA
- /vajəvakˈqeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sought
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-vak-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID
- clause
va-ye-HI ra-AV bi-ME da-VID sha-LOSH sha-NIM sha-NA a-kha-RE sha-NA va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI ra-AV bi-ME da-VID sha-LOSH sha-NIM sha-NA a-kha-RE sha-NA va-ye-vak-KESH da-VID et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-sha-UL ve-el-BET ha-da-MIM al-a-sher-he-MIT et-ha-giv-o-NIM
Exegesis
David’s petition employs vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּשׁ | way·vaqqēš} ‘he sought’ with penei {פְּנֵי | pə·nê} ‘face’, indicating a direct appeal to the LORD.
Root and etymology
ב־ק־ש
“to seek; inquire”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:1
Now it came to pass in the days of David that there was a famine for three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the LORD . The LORD said, “It is on account of Saul and of the house of blood , because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 21:1, so the Hebrew word וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (vayevakkesh) 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.21.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.1.W10.S1) and character.