1 Kings 15:8:11 Kgs.15.8.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
vayishkav
“and he lay down or slept”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-KAV
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-KAHV
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈkav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he lay down or slept
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-KAV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM
- clause
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-vi-YAM im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-be-RU o-TO be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH a-SA ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
It begins with the verb wayyišḵav {וַיִּשְׁכַּב | wayyišḵav} “and he lay down,” a Qal imperfect with vav-consecutive marking sequence.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Kaf–Bet
“to lie down, rest”
In context — 1 Kings 15:8
Abijam slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David. Asa his son then reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (vayishkav) 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 Kgs.15.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.8.W1.S1) and character.