Judges 18:28:13Judg.18.28.W13TAB
וַיִּבְנ֥וּ
vayivnu
“and they built”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-NU
- Extended
- vah-yiv-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jivˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they built
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiv-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR
- clause
va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR va-yesh-VU VA
- sentence
ve-EN ma-TSIL KI re-kho-KA-HI mi-tsi-DON ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-A-dam ve-HI ba-E-meq a-SHER le-VET-re-KHOV va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR va-yesh-VU VA
Exegesis
The narrative then employs the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs vayivnu and vayeshvu {וַיִּבְנ֥וּ…וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ | wa-yib-nû…wa-yiš-bû}, marking the sequential actions ‘they built’ and ‘they dwelt’, characteristic of historical narrative progression.
In context — Judges 18:28
There was no rescuer , because it was far from Sidon and they had no business with any man. It was in the valley near Beth Rehob. Afterward they rebuilt the city and lived there.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:28:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְנ֥וּ (vayivnu) 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.18.28.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.28.W13.S1) and character.