Zechariah 14:2:1Zech.14.2.W1TAB
וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י
veasafti
“and I will gather”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SAF-ti
- Extended
- veh-ah-SAAFH-tih
- IPA
- /wəʔaːsafˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-SAF-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- clause
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na
- sentence
ve-a-SAF-ti et-KOL-ha-go-YIM el-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim lam-mil-kha-MA ve-nil-khe-DA ha-IR ve-na-SAS-su ha-bba-TIM ve-han-na-SHIM te-she-gal-NA tish-sha-KHAV-na ve-ya-TSA kha-TSI ha-IR bag-go-LA ve-YE-ter ha-AM LO yik-ka-RET min-ha-IR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the volitional Qal perfect verb veasaphti {וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י | wə-ʾā-sap-hā-tî} ‘and I will gather,’ indicating divine initiative.
In context — Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women will be violated, and half of the city will go out into exile , but the remainder of the people will not be cut off from the city.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 14:2, so the Hebrew word וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י (veasafti) 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 Zech.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.2.W1.S1) and character.