1 Kings 18:26:171 Kgs.18.26.W17TAB
וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ
vayefaskhu
“and they limped”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-fas-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-fahs-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jəfasˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they limped
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-fas-KHU
- clause
va-ye-fas-KHU al-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER a-SA
- sentence
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE va-ye-fas-KHU al-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER a-SA
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect vayefasschu {וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ | vāyefas̱ḥû} ‘and they limped’ functions as an emphatic cultic gesture mocking the silence.
Root and etymology
p-s-ḥ
“to limp, spring”
In context — 1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that had been given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from the morning until the noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice or response. Then they limped on the altar that they had made.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:26:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 18:26, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ (vayefaskhu) 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.18.26.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.26.W17.S1) and character.