1 Samuel 14:48:31 Sam.14.48.W3TAB
וַיַּ֖ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjax/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-YAKH
- clause
va-ya-AS kha-YIL va-YAKH ET-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-AS kha-YIL va-YAKH ET-a-ma-LEK va-yats-TSEL ET-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD sho-SE-hu
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive verb vayyakh {וַיַּ֖ךְ | wayyāḵ} ‘and he struck’ specifies the Amalekites.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:48
And he displayed military valor and struck the Amalekites, and he delivered Israel from the hand of the plunderer .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:48, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֖ךְ (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.14.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.48.W3.S1) and character.