1 Samuel 16:13:171 Sam.16.13.W17TAB
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-LEKH
- clause
va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (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.16.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W17.S1) and character.