1 Samuel 17:50:61 Sam.17.50.W6TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“and struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjax/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH et-ha-pe-li-SHTI
- clause
va-ye-khe-ZAK da-VID min-ha-pe-li-SHTI ba-KE-la u-va-E-ven va-YAKH et-ha-pe-li-SHTI va-ye-mi-TE-hu
- sentence
va-ye-khe-ZAK da-VID min-ha-pe-li-SHTI ba-KE-la u-va-E-ven va-YAKH et-ha-pe-li-SHTI va-ye-mi-TE-hu ve-KHE-rev EN be-yad-da-VID
Exegesis
Narrative continuity is maintained by the chained vav-consecutive verbs vayyakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | va-yak} ‘and he struck’ and vayye-mitehu {וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ | va-yə-mî-tē-hū} ‘and he killed him,’ with et {אֶת־ | ’et} marking the direct object.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:50
David prevailed over the Philistine with the sling and with the stone; he struck the Philistine and killed him, and there was no sword in David’s hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:50:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:50, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥ךְ (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.17.50.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.50.W6.S1) and character.