Nehemiah 13:9:2Neh.13.9.W2TAB
וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּ
vayetaharu
“and they cleansed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ta-ha-RU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-tah-hah-RUU
- IPA
- /vaj.ta.hăˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they cleansed
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ta-ha-RU
- clause
va-OM-ra va-ye-ta-ha-RU hal-le-sha-KHOT
- sentence
va-OM-ra va-ye-ta-ha-RU hal-le-sha-KHOT va-a-shi-VA SHAM ke-LE BET ha-e-lo-HIM ET-ha-min-KHA ve-hal-le-vo-NA
Exegesis
The opening verb va’omrah {וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה | wā’ōmrāh} “I said” establishes Nehemiah’s directive, followed by vayetaharu {וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּ | wayyaṭahărrû} “they purified” the chambers halleshakhot {הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת | hallăshakhôt}.
Root and etymology
Roottet–he–resh
“to be clean”
In context — Nehemiah 13:9
And I gave the command, and they purified the chambers; then I restored there the vessels of the house of God and the grain offering and the frankincense.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְטַהֲר֖וּ (vayetaharu) 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 Neh.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.9.W2.S1) and character.