Ruth 1:2:15Ruth.1.2.W15PAT

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ

vayavou

came

Transliteration
va-ya-VO-u
Extended
vah-yaa-VOH-oo
IPA
/vaj.jaːˈvoːʔuː/

Meaning by language

English
came
French
vinrent
Spanish
vinieron
Portuguese
vieram
German
kamen
Russian
пришли
Arabic-Simplified
جاؤوا
Hindi
आए
Chinese-Simplified
来到
Korean
왔다
Indonesian
datang
Bengali
এল
Tagalog
dumating
Swahili
walikuja
Amharic
መጡ
Yoruba
Igbo
bịara
Twi
baa
Ewe
va

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ + בֹ֥א + וּ
va + ya + vo + u
vayavou

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-VO-u

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV

  3. clause

    va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM

  4. sentence

    ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM

In contextRuth 1:2

and the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah came fields of Moab and remained there

About this coordinate

Ruth 1:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ruth 1:2, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (vayavou) 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 Ruth.1.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.2.W15.S1) and character.