1 Kings 20:38:11 Kgs.20.38.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙
vayelekh
“and went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEE-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and went
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-YE-lekh
- clause
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through three vav-consecutive verbs marking sequential actions: vayelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went,’ vaya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | wayya‘ămōḏ} ‘and he stood,’ and vayitḥappeś {וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ | wayyiṭḥappeś} ‘and he disguised himself.’
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (vayelekh) 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.20.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W1.S1) and character.