1 Samuel 22:3:11 Sam.22.3.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh da-VID
- clause
va-YE-lekh da-VID mi-SHAM mits-PE mo-AV
- sentence
va-YE-lekh da-VID mi-SHAM mits-PE mo-AV va-YO-mer el-ME-lekh mo-AV ye-TSE-NA a-VI ve-im-MI it-te-KHEM AD a-SHER e-DA ma-ya-a-SE-LI e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive imperfect verb vayyelekh {וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ | wayyē-leḵ} ‘and he went’, linking this action to the preceding events and marking sequential progression.
Root and etymology
y-l-khy-l-kh
“to go, walk, depart”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:3
And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (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.22.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.3.W1.S1) and character.