1 Kings 20:38:61 Kgs.20.38.W6TAB
וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ
vayitkhapes
“and disguised himself”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-kha-PES
- Extended
- vah-yihteh-khah-PEHS
- IPA
- /vaj.jitħapˈpeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and disguised himself
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-kha-PES
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER
- clause
va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
- 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 20:38:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ (vayitkhapes) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W6.S1) and character.