2 Samuel 23:15:12 Sam.23.15.W1TAB
וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה
vayitave
“and he longed”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-a-VE
- Extended
- vah-yit-ah-veh
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ʔaˈwɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he longed
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-a-VE
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-a-VE da-VID
- clause
va-yit-a-VE da-VID va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-yit-a-VE da-VID va-yo-MAR MI yash-ke-NI MA-yim mi-BO-ar BET-LE-khem a-SHER ba-sha-AR
Exegesis
The narrative uses vav-consecutive verbs to drive sequence: vayit’aveh {וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה | wayyiṯʾawwēh} ‘and he longed’ introduces David’s desire, followed by vayomer {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ to frame direct speech.
Root and etymology
א־ו־הʾ–w–h
“to desire, long for”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:15
And David longed and said, “Who will give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה (vayitave) 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.23.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.15.W1.S1) and character.