וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ

   va-yak-KE-HU

   and he struck him
2. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הֲדֽוֹרָם־בְּנ֣וֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִיד לשאול־לִשְׁאָל־ל֨וֹ לְשָׁל֜וֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִלְחַ֤ם בַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ כִּי־אִ֛ישׁ מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת תֹּ֖עוּ הָיָ֣ה הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר

   va-yish-LAKH et-ha-do-RAM-be-NO el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID li-shol-lish-OL-LO le-sha-LOM u-le-va-ra-KHO AL a-SHER nil-KHAM ba-ha-dad-E-zer va-yak-KE-HU ki-ISH mil-kha-MOT TO-U ha-YA ha-dad-A-zer

   and he sent Hadoram his son to the king David to ask, to inquire for him about peace or well-being and to bless him because of which or that he fought with Hadadezer and he struck him for a man of wars Tou he was Hadadezer
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הֲדֽוֹרָם־בְּנ֣וֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִיד לשאול־לִשְׁאָל־ל֨וֹ לְשָׁל֜וֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִלְחַ֤ם בַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ כִּי־אִ֛ישׁ מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת תֹּ֖עוּ הָיָ֣ה הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וְכֹ֗ל כְּלֵ֛י זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

   va-yish-LAKH et-ha-do-RAM-be-NO el-ha-ME-lekh-da-VID li-shol-lish-OL-LO le-sha-LOM u-le-va-ra-KHO AL a-SHER nil-KHAM ba-ha-dad-E-zer va-yak-KE-HU ki-ISH mil-kha-MOT TO-U ha-YA ha-dad-A-zer ve-KHOL ke-LE za-HAV va-KHE-sef u-ne-KHO-shet

   and he sent Hadoram his son to the king David to ask, to inquire for him about peace or well-being and to bless him because of which or that he fought with Hadadezer and he struck him for a man of wars Tou he was Hadadezer and all articles or vessels of gold and silver and bronze

Exegesis

The motivation is framed by ʿal {עַל֩ | ʿal} ‘because of’ introducing the relative clause asher nilcham...vayyakkehu {אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִלְחַ֤ם...וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ | ʾăšer nilḥam...wayyakkehû} ‘that he fought...and struck him,’ summarizing David’s successful campaign.