1 Kings 17:15:11 Kgs.17.15.W1TAB
וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ
vatelekh
“and she went”
- Transliteration
- va-te-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-teh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /vat.teːˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she went
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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
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu va-to-A-khal hu-ve-hi HI va-HU u-ve-TAH ya-MIM
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs vateilekh {וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ | waṯ·tê·leḵ} ‘and she went’ and vata‘aseh {וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה | waṯ·ta·‘a·śeh} ‘and she did’, creating a sequential motion of obedient action.
Root and etymology
ה־ל־ך
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 17:15
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah , and she, he, and her household ate for days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:15, so the Hebrew word וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.15.W1.S1) and character.