2 Samuel 22:41:12 Sam.22.41.W1TAB
וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י
veoyevai
“and my enemies”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-ye-VAI
- Extended
- veh-oh-yeh-VAAI
- IPA
- /wəʔoː.jəˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-o-ye-VAI
- clause
ve-o-ye-VAI ta-TA LI O-ref
- sentence
ve-o-ye-VAI ta-TA LI O-ref me-sa-ne-AI va-ats-mi-TEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction-ve on oyevai {וְאֹיְבַי | wə-ʾō·yē·ḇay}, linking this deliverance to David’s past victories.
Root and etymology
א־י־ב
“to be hostile”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:41
You gave me the necks of my enemies , and I destroyed those who hate me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:41, so the Hebrew word וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י (veoyevai) 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.22.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.41.W1.S1) and character.