1 Samuel 14:42:81 Sam.14.42.W8TAB
וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד
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
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 | |
| 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
- clause
va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The niphal imperfect wayyillakkēd {וַיִּלָּכֵד | wayyillakkēd} ‘and he was taken’ indicates divine determination in the outcome. English renders the sequence with transitional adverbs to maintain the flow of command and result.
Root and etymology
ל־כ־דl–k–d
“to be taken, to seize”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:42
And Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Then Jonathan was taken.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:42, so the Hebrew word וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד (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.14.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.42.W8.S1) and character.