1 Kings 20:26:41 Kgs.20.26.W4TAB
וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד
vayifkod
“and he mustered or numbered”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-KOD
- Extended
- vah-yihf-KOHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jifˈqɔd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he mustered or numbered
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD
- clause
va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM va-YA-al a-FE-ka lam-mil-kha-MA im-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The imperfect verb vayif-qod {וַיִּפְקֹד | way·yiq·qôḏ} conveys military mobilization, with the object et-aram {אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם | ʾet·ʾā·rām} marking Aram via the direct object particle.
Root and etymology
פ־ק־דp–q–d
“to muster, number”
In context — 1 Kings 20:26
And it happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:26, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפְקֹ֥ד (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.20.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.26.W4.S1) and character.