1 Chronicles 16:20:11 Chr.16.20.W1TAB
וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙
vayithalekhu
“and they went about or wandered”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ha-le-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yihth-hah-le-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.halˈluː.xuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went about or wandered
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-ha-le-KHU
- sentence
va-yit-ha-le-KHU mi-GOY el-GOY u-mi-mam-le-KHA el-AM a-KHER
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hitpael imperfect vayit’halleku {וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ | vai-yit-hal-lê-kû} indicating iterative motion in a vav-consecutive narrative.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:20
And they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:20, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ (vayithalekhu) 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.16.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.20.W1.S1) and character.