2 Samuel 21:15:12 Sam.21.15.W1TAB
וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד
vatehiod
“and there was again”
- Transliteration
- va-te-HI-OD
- Extended
- vah-teh-HEE-OHD
- IPA
- /vat.təˈhiː.ˈʕoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there was again
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-te-HI-OD
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI-OD mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-te-HI-OD mil-kha-MA lap-pe-lish-TIM et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-te-HI-OD mil-kha-MA lap-pe-lish-TIM et-yis-ra-EL va-YE-red da-VID va-a-va-DAV IM-mo va-yil-la-kha-MU et-pe-lish-TIM va-YA-af da-VID
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative begins with the vav-consecutive form vatehi-od {וַתְּהִי־עוֹד | vaṯ-te-hî-ʿōḏ} ‘and it happened again’, which signals a new episode following prior conflicts.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:15
And again there was battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his servants and fought the Philistines, and David grew weary .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 21:15, so the Hebrew word וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד (vatehiod) 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.21.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.15.W1.S1) and character.