1 Chronicles 20:7:31 Chr.20.7.W3TAB
וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙
vayakkehu
“and he struck him”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-KE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yahk-KEE-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jakˈkeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck him
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yak-KE-hu
- clause
va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
- 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
This is followed by the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect vayakkehu {וַיַּכֵּהוּ | way·yaḵ·kê·hû} ‘and he struck him’, emphasizing a causative action.
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 20:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 20:7, so the Hebrew word וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (vayakkehu) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.7.W3.S1) and character.