2 Samuel 23:12:12 Sam.23.12.W1TAB
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב
vayityatsev
“and he took his stand”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ya-TSEV
- Extended
- vah-yit-yah-TSEEV
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.jat͡sˈtseːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he took his stand
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-ya-TSEV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH te-shu-A ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The reflexive hitpael form wayyiṯayyaṣṣēḇ {וַיִּתְיַצֵּב | wayyiṯayyaṣṣēḇ} ‘and he stationed himself’ signals deliberate action.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:12
He stationed himself in the midst of the field and delivered it, and struck the Philistines; and the LORD made a great victory .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב (vayityatsev) 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.23.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.12.W1.S1) and character.