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

Result
וַ + יִּֽ + תְ + הַ + לְּכוּ֙
va + yit + ha + le + khu
vayithalekhu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yit-ha-le-KHU

  2. 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 context1 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.