1 Kings 17:11:11 Kgs.17.11.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ
vatelekh
“and she went”
- Transliteration
- va-TE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-TEE-lehkh
- IPA
- /vatˈteːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she went
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-TE-lekh
- clause
va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat
- sentence
va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative uses a sequential vav-consecutive pattern beginning with vateilekh {וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ | vattēleḵ} ‘and she went,’ followed by lakachat {לָקַ֑חַת | lāqaḥat} ‘to take,’ an infinitive construct expressing purpose.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ך
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 17:11
And she went to take it, and he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (vatelekh) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.11.W1.S1) and character.