1 Chronicles 15:3:11 Chr.15.3.W1TAB
וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל
vayakhel
“and he assembled”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-HEL
- Extended
- vah-yak-HEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaqˈheːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he assembled
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-yak-HEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-HEL da-VID
- clause
va-yak-HEL da-VID et-KOL-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-yak-HEL da-VID et-KOL-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ru-sha-LIM le-ha-a-LOT et-a-RON ye-ho-VAH el-me-ko-MO a-SHER-he-KHIN LO
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayyaqhel {וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל | wayyā-qəhēl} ‘and he assembled’, a vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect marking sequential action.
Root and etymology
ק־ה־ל
“to assemble, gather”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:3
David gathered all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place , which he had made ready for it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:3, so the Hebrew word וַיַּקְהֵ֥ל (vayakhel) 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.15.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.3.W1.S1) and character.