1 Kings 20:2:11 Kgs.20.2.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח
vayishlakh
“and he sent”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-LAKH
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sent
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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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH mal-e-khim
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-e-khim el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav consecutive verb vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח | wayyiš-lāḥ} “and he sent,” signaling sequential narrative action in the Qal imperfect.
Root and etymology
shin-lamed-chetsh-l-ḥ
“to send”
In context — 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (vayishlakh) 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.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.2.W1.S1) and character.