Isaiah 49:2:1Isa.49.2.W1TAB
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם
vayasem
“and he set or made”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SEM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-SEHM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈsɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he set or made
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-SEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-SEM PI
- clause
va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni
- sentence
va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni va-ye-si-ME-ni le-KHETS ba-RUR be-ash-pa-TO his-ti-RA-ni
Exegesis
The opening verb wayyasem {וַיָּ֤שֶׂם | wayyaśśēm} ‘and he made’ introduces God’s active role.
In context — Isaiah 49:2
He made my mouth a sword with a sharp edge; He sheltered me in the shadow of His hand. He made me a polished arrow ; in His quiver He concealed me.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 49:2, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (vayasem) 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 Isa.49.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.2.W1.S1) and character.