1 Chronicles 21:7:61 Chr.21.7.W6TAB
וַיַּ֖ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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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-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YE-ra be-e-NE ha-e-lo-HIM al-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE va-YAKH et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verb vayakh {וַיַּ֖ךְ | wayyak} ‘and he struck’, with et {אֶת | ʾet} as direct object marker, expresses divine punishment on Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiśrāʾēl}. English shifts from Hebrew VSO to SVO; the formal preserves Hebrew structure, and the dynamic adds contextual clarity to the act of striking.
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:7
And it was evil in the eyes of God because of this matter , and He struck Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 21:7, 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.21.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.7.W6.S1) and character.