1 Samuel 14:16:91 Sam.14.16.W9TAB
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and it went or and it went on”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it went or and it went on
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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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Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
- clause
ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
Finally, the sequence of the vav-consecutive verb va-yē-leḵ {וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | va-yē-leḵ} with the locative adverb wa-ha-lōm {וַהֲלֹֽם | wa-ha-lōm} vividly depicts chaotic dispersion. Sequential vav-consecutives build dramatic momentum, and the English follows this structure to preserve immediacy.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (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 Sam.14.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W9.S1) and character.