2 Samuel 5:21:12 Sam.5.21.W1TAB
וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם
vayazavusham
“and they left there”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-za-VU-SHAM
- Extended
- vah-yah-zah-VUU-SHAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʕazəˈvuː.ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they left there
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-za-VU-SHAM
- clause
va-ya-za-VU-SHAM et-a-tsa-VE-hem
- sentence
va-ya-za-VU-SHAM et-a-tsa-VE-hem va-yis-SA-em da-VID va-a-na-SHAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayya’azvu-sham {וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁם | wa-ya-ʿaz-ẓû-šām} ‘and they abandoned there,’ where the vav consecutive plus Qal imperfect sets the narrative in motion and the locative adverb is joined by a maqqef.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-b
“to abandon, leave”
In context — 2 Samuel 5:21
And they abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 5:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 5:21, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם (vayazavusham) 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.5.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.5.21.W1.S1) and character.