1 Samuel 14:19:101 Sam.14.19.W10TAB
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH
- clause
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha
Exegesis
The subject phrase vehemon asher bemachaneh Pelishtim vayelekh halokh varav {וְהֶהָמוֹן אֲשֶׁר בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלֹךְ וָרָב | wəhhemōn ʼăšer bəmăḥănêh Pəlišṭīm wəyēleḵ hālōḵ wārāv} uses the infinitive absolute halokh {הָלֹךְ | hālōḵ} ‘going’ alongside vayelekh ‘went’ and varav ‘it increased’ to emphasize ongoing intensification of the tumult.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:19
And it happened while Saul was speaking to the priest , that the tumult in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand” .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 14:19, 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.14.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.19.W10.S1) and character.