1 Chronicles 16:3:11 Chr.16.3.W1TAB
וַיְחַלֵּק֙
vayekhalek
“and he distributed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-LEK
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khah-LEHK
- IPA
- /vaj.jəħalˈlɛːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he distributed
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-LEK
- clause
va-ye-kha-LEK le-khol-Ish yis-ra-EL me-ISH ve-ad-i-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LEK le-khol-Ish yis-ra-EL me-ISH ve-ad-i-SHA le-ISH ki-KAR-LE-khem ve-esh-PAR va-a-shi-SHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayechalleq {וַיְחַלֵּק | va-ye-ḥal-leq}, a Piel imperfect verb with vav-consecutive that initiates the narrative action of distributing.
Root and etymology
ח־ל־ק
“to divide”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:3
And he distributed to every man of Israel, from man even to woman, to each a loaf of bread, a portion , and a raisin cake .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:3, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַלֵּק֙ (vayekhalek) 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.3.W1.S1) and character.