1 Samuel 15:32:81 Sam.15.32.W8TAB
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
vayelekh
“came”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeː.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- came
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 |
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Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh e-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK va-YE-lekh e-LAV a-GAG ma-a-da-NOT
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK va-YE-lekh e-LAV a-GAG ma-a-da-NOT va-yo-MER a-GAG a-KHEN SAR mar-ha-MA-vet
In context — 1 Samuel 15:32
And Samuel said, “Bring near to me Agag the king of Amalek.” And Agag came to him cheerfully , and Agag said, “Indeed, the bitterness of death has turned aside.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (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.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.32.W8.S1) and character.