Judges 18:12:2Judg.18.12.W2TAB
וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ
vayakhanu
“and they encamped”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-kha-NU
- Extended
- vah-yah-khah-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jaħaˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they encamped
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-kha-NU
- clause
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU va-ya-kha-NU be-kir-YAT ye-a-RIM bi-ye-hu-DA al-KEN kar-E-u la-ma-KOM ha-HU ma-kha-NE-DAN AD ha-YOM ha-ZE hi-NE a-kha-RE kir-YAT ye-a-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav conversive perfect forms vaya'alu {וַֽיַּעֲל֗וּ | vă-yă-‘ă-lû} “and they went up” and vayachanu {וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ | vă-ḥă-ḥă-nû} “and they encamped,” sequencing the narrative.
In context — Judges 18:12
And they went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah; therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan until this day. Behold, it lies behind Kiriath Jearim.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:12, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ (vayakhanu) 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 Judg.18.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.12.W2.S1) and character.