2 Samuel 22:29:42 Sam.22.29.W4TAB
וַיהוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-hoh-VAAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH ya-gi-A kha-she-KHI
- sentence
ki-a-TA ne-i-RI ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ho-VAH ya-gi-A kha-she-KHI
Exegesis
The direct address attah {אַתָּה | ʾattâ} identifies the LORD {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} as addressee.
In the second clause, the vav-consecutive vav {וַ | wa} on YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} leads into the Hiphil imperfect yaggiah {יַגִּיהַּ | yaggîah} ‘will cause to shine,’ emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:29
For You are my lamp , LORD ; and the LORD will make my darkness shine.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:29, so the Hebrew word וַיהוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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.22.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.29.W4.S1) and character.