1 Chronicles 21:4:61 Chr.21.4.W6TAB
וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙
vayithalekh
“and he went about or walked about”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-ha-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yit-heh-hah-LEEKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.halˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went about or walked about
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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-yit-ha-LEKH
- clause
va-ye-TSE yo-AV va-yit-ha-LEKH be-KHOL-yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
u-de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh kha-ZAK al-yo-AV va-ye-TSE yo-AV va-yit-ha-LEKH be-KHOL-yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The narrative then advances with a chain of wayyiqtol forms: wayyetze {וַיֵּצֵא | way-yēṣēʾ} ‘and he went out’ initiates action, the repeated subject yoav {יוֹאָב | yōʾāḇ} re-identifies the actor, and wayyithalekh {וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ | way-yithallēḵ} ‘and he walked about’ (Hitpael) portrays extended, ongoing movement rather than a single trip.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Lamed–Kaf
“go, walk”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:4
However, the king’s word prevailed over Joab, and Joab went out and went about through all Israel, and he came to Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 21:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ (vayithalekh) 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.21.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.4.W6.S1) and character.