1 Chronicles 18:2:11 Chr.18.2.W1TAB
וַיַּ֖ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck or defeated”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck or defeated
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAKH
- clause
va-YAKH ET-mo-AV
- sentence
va-YAKH ET-mo-AV va-yih-YU mo-AV a-va-DIM le-da-VID no-se-E min-KHA
Exegesis
The first vav consecutive in vayyak {וַיַּךְ | va-yá̄k} ‘and he struck’ marks the past action.
Root and etymology
y-k-hyod–kaf–heh
“to strike, smite”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:2
And he struck down Moab, and Moab became servants to David , bringing tribute .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 18:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֖ךְ (vayakh) 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.2.W1.S1) and character.