1 Samuel 17:13:11 Sam.17.13.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ
vayelekhu
“and they went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-le-khu
- Extended
- vah-YEEH-leh-khoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-le-khu
- clause
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA ve-SHEM she-LO-shet ba-NAV a-SHER hal-KHU ba-mil-kha-MA e-li-AV ha-be-KHOR u-mish-NE-hu a-vi-na-DAV ve-ha-she-li-SHI sha-MA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vayelchu {וַיֵּלְכוּ | wayyēḻĕḵû} ‘and they went,’ marking sequential action.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:13
The three oldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the war ; the sons who went were Eliab the firstborn , Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (vayelekhu) 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.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.13.W1.S1) and character.