1 Kings 20:21:41 Kgs.20.21.W4TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-YAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH et-ha-SUS
- clause
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM ma-KA ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The Hiphil verbs vayakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yakḥ} and vehikkah {וְהִכָּ֥ה | wə·hi·kāh} also occur in vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, each governing objects marked by the accusative particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet}.
In context — 1 Kings 20:21
Then the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and the chariots, and he inflicted a great blow upon Aram .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:21, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥ךְ (vayakh) 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.20.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.21.W4.S1) and character.