1 Kings 20:43:11 Kgs.20.43.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEE-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF
- sentence
va-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF va-ya-BO sho-me-RO-na
Exegesis
The Hebrew narrative relies on a vav-consecutive chain, beginning with vayelekh {וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’ and concluding with wayyāḇō {וַיָּבֹ֖א | wayyāḇō} ‘and he came’, which maintains narrative momentum.
In context — 1 Kings 20:43
The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry , and he came to Samaria.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 20:43, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (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.20.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.43.W1.S1) and character.