1 Samuel 13:3:11 Sam.13.3.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjax/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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 | |
| 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 yo-na-TAN
- clause
va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim
- sentence
va-YAKH yo-na-TAN ET ne-TSIV pe-li-SHET-tim a-SHER be-GE-va va-yish-me-U pe-li-SHET-tim ve-sha-UL ta-KA ba-sho-FAR be-khol-ha-A-rets le-MOR yish-me-U ha-iv-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive imperfect wayyaḵ {וַיַּךְ | wayyaḵ} ‘and he struck’, initiating the narrative sequence.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan struck the Philistine garrison that was at Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 13:3, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣ךְ (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 Sam.13.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.3.W1.S1) and character.