1 Samuel 15:34:11 Sam.15.34.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
vayelekh
“went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lekh
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjeː.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh she-moo-EL
- clause
va-YE-lekh she-moo-EL ha-ra-MA-ta
- sentence
va-YE-lekh she-moo-EL ha-ra-MA-ta ve-sha-UL a-LA el-BE-to giv-AT sha-UL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayelekh {וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’, which drives the narrative forward.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:34
And Samuel went to Ramah , and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:34, 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.15.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.34.W1.S1) and character.