1 Chronicles 20:7:11 Chr.20.7.W1TAB
וַיְחָרֵ֖ף
vayekharef
“and he taunted or defied”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-REF
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khah-REEF
- IPA
- /vaj.jəħaˈreːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he taunted or defied
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-REF
- clause
va-ye-kha-REF et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-kha-REF et-yis-ra-EL va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive vayecharef {וַיְחָרֵף | way·yĕ·chā·rēf} ‘and he taunted’, using the Piel stem for intensified reproach.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-pChet–Resh–Peh
“to reproach, mock”
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:7
He taunted Israel, and Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 20:7, so the Hebrew word וַיְחָרֵ֖ף (vayekharef) 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.20.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.7.W1.S1) and character.