1 Samuel 14:41:81 Sam.14.41.W8TAB
וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד
vayillakhed
“and was taken”
- Transliteration
- va-yil-la-KHED
- Extended
- vah-yihl-lah-KHEHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jil.laːˈxeːð/
Meaning by language
- English
- and was taken
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-yil-la-KHED
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN
- clause
va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-VA ta-MIM va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN ve-sha-UL ve-ha-AM ya-tsa-U
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Niphal imperfect vayilaked {וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד | way-yil-lā-khed} ‘and he was taken’ marks passive selection by lot, while veham {וְהָעָ֥ם | wə-hā-ʿām} ‘the people’ are subsequently yatsau {יָצָֽאוּ | yā-ṣā-ʾû} ‘went out’, highlighting divine judgment resulting in communal removal.
Root and etymology
ל־כ־דl–k–d
“to be taken, to seize”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:41
And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, “Grant a complete verdict .” Then Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:41:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:41, so the Hebrew word וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד (vayillakhed) 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.14.41.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.41.W8.S1) and character.