Judges 18:20:1Judg.18.20.W1TAB
וַיִּיטַב֙
vayitav
“and was pleased”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-TAV
- Extended
- vah-yee-TAV
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈtˤav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was pleased
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yi-TAV
- clause
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel
- sentence
va-yi-TAV LEV ha-ko-HEN va-yik-KAKH et-ha-e-FOD ve-et-ha-te-ra-FIM ve-et-ha-PA-sel va-ya-VO be-KE-rev ha-AM
Exegesis
The opening sequence employs the vav-consecutive wayyiṭṭāḇ {וַיִּיטַב֙ | wayyiṭṭāḇ} ‘it was good’ with the noun lēḇ {לֵ֣ב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ following the verb to emphasize the priest’s emotional state.
In context — Judges 18:20
And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod , the teraphim, and the idol; then he entered the midst of the people.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:20, so the Hebrew word וַיִּיטַב֙ (vayitav) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.20.W1.S1) and character.