1 Kings 20:15:11 Kgs.20.15.W1TAB
וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד
vayifkod
“and he mustered or appointed”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-KOD
- Extended
- vah-yihf-KOHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈqoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he mustered or appointed
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-yif-KOD
- clause
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-kha-re-HEM pa-KAD ET-kol-ha-AM kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL shiv-AT a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive perfect vayipqod {וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד | wayyiq̣ōḏ} ‘and he mustered’, advancing the historical narrative.
Root and etymology
p-q-d
“to muster; attend to”
In context — 1 Kings 20:15
And he mustered the young men of the commanders of the provinces , and they numbered 232; and after them he mustered all the people, all the sons of Israel , 7,000.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד (vayifkod) 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.20.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.15.W1.S1) and character.