1 Kings 19:4:11 Kgs.19.4.W1TAB
וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ
vehuhalakh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- ve-HU-ha-LAKH
- Extended
- veh-HOO-hah-LAAKH
- IPA
- /wəˈhuː.haˈlaχ/
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HU-ha-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU-ha-LAKH ba-mid-BAR
- clause
ve-HU-ha-LAKH ba-mid-BAR DE-rekh YOM va-ya-VO va-ye-SHEV TA-khat RO-tem a-KHAT e-KHAD
- sentence
ve-HU-ha-LAKH ba-mid-BAR DE-rekh YOM va-ya-VO va-ye-SHEV TA-khat RO-tem a-KHAT e-KHAD va-yish-EAL ET-naf-SHO la-MUT va-yo-MER RAV a-TA Ye-ho-VAH KAKH naf-SHI ki-LO-TOv a-no-KHI me-a-vo-TAI
Root and etymology
Rootheh–lamed–kaph
“to walk”
In context — 1 Kings 19:4
But he went on alone a day’s journey into the wilderness, and he came and sat under a broom bush. There he asked that his life be taken, saying, “It is enough now, LORD ; take my life, for I am not better than my fathers .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word וְהֽוּא־הָלַ֤ךְ (vehuhalakh) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.4.W1.S1) and character.