2 Samuel 21:18:32 Sam.21.18.W3TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-te-HI-OD
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
Exegesis
The phrase vatehi ʿod ha-milchamah {וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד הַמִּלְחָמָה} ‘and there was again the battle’ sets a cyclical conflict motif.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:18
And it happened after this that there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among the descendants of Rapha .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 21:18, 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.21.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.18.W3.S1) and character.