1 Chronicles 14:11:31 Chr.14.11.W3TAB
וַיַּכֵּ֣ם
vayakem
“and he struck them”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KEM
- Extended
- vah-yah-KEEM
- IPA
- /vaj.jakˈkeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck them
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KEM SHAM da-VID
- clause
va-ya-a-LU be-va-al-pe-ra-TSIM va-ya-KEM SHAM da-VID va-yo-MER da-VID pa-RATS ha-e-lo-HIM et-o-ye-VAI be-ya-DI ke-FE-rets MA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-va-al-pe-ra-TSIM va-ya-KEM SHAM da-VID va-yo-MER da-VID pa-RATS ha-e-lo-HIM et-o-ye-VAI be-ya-DI ke-FE-rets MA-yim al-KEN ka-re-U shem-ha-ma-KOM ha-HU BA-al pe-ra-TSIM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect wayyakkēm {וַיַּכֵּם | wayyakkēm} “and he struck them down” highlights David’s martial initiative.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:11
And they went up to Baal-Perazim, and there David struck them down. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a break of waters .” Therefore, they called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 14:11, so the Hebrew word וַיַּכֵּ֣ם (vayakem) 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 1 Chr.14.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.11.W3.S1) and character.