2 Samuel 22:16:12 Sam.22.16.W1TAB
וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙
vayerau
“and were seen”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-RA-u
- Extended
- vah-yeh-RAA-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jeː.raˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were seen
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-RA-u
- clause
va-ye-RA-u a-fi-KE YAM yig-ga-LU mo-se-DOT TE-VEL
- sentence
va-ye-RA-u a-fi-KE YAM yig-ga-LU mo-se-DOT TE-VEL be-ga-A-rat ye-ho-VAH min-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PO
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse begins with wayyera'u {וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ | wayyērā’û}, employing a vav-consecutive plus Nifal imperfect to present divine action.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:16
Then the channels of the sea came into view, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath from His nostrils.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ (vayerau) 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.22.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.16.W1.S1) and character.