1 Kings 19:21:151 Kgs.19.21.W15TAB
וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈlɛχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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-ye-LEKH
- clause
va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV me-a-kha-RAV va-yik-KAKH et-TSE-med ha-ba-KAR va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu u-vikh-LI ha-ba-KAR bish-she-LAM ha-ba-SAR va-yit-TEN la-AM va-yo-KHE-lu va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
Exegesis
The sequence of motion verbs vayyāqām {וַיָּקָם | vayyāqām} ‘and he arose’ and vayyēleḵ {וַיֵּלֶךְ | vayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’ underscores Elisha’s resolve to recommence his journey.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaph–heh
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 19:21
So he returned from following him, took a team of oxen , and sacrificed them. With the oxen’s equipment he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he rose, followed Elijah , and ministered to him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ (vayelekh) 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.19.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.21.W15.S1) and character.