1 Kings 19:10:191 Kgs.19.10.W19TAB
וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ
vayevakshu
“and they seek”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-vak-SHU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vahk-SHOO
- IPA
- /vajəvaqˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they seek
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-vak-SHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI
- clause
va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
- sentence
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
Exegesis
The Piel vayevakshu {וַיְבַקְּשׁוּ | va-yĕ-vak-shû} with the infinitive lekachta {לְקַחְתָּהּ | lə-qaḥ-tā-h} forms a purpose clause expressing intent to seize his life, moving from confession of zeal to communal failure and personal threat.
In context — 1 Kings 19:10
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , for the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant ; they have torn down your altars, slain your prophets with the sword; and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:10:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 1 Kings 19:10, so the Hebrew word וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ (vayevakshu) 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.19.10.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.10.W19.S1) and character.