1 Chronicles 16:2:11 Chr.16.2.W1TAB
וַיְכַ֣ל
vayekhal
“and he finished”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHAL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHAAL
- IPA
- /vaj.jəˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he finished
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHAL da-VID
- clause
va-ye-KHAL da-VID me-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL da-VID me-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hash-she-la-MIM va-ye-va-REKH ET-ha-AM be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayekhal {וַיְכַ֣ל | wayyeḵal} ‘and he finished’, where the vav-consecutive advances the sequence.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:2
When David finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings , he blessed the people in the name of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word וַיְכַ֣ל (vayekhal) 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.2.W1.S1) and character.