1 Samuel 23:13:81 Sam.23.13.W8TAB
וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֔וּ
vayithehalekhu
“and they went about”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-he-ha-le-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yih-teh-hah-leh-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.halːəˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they went about
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-yit-he-ha-le-KHU
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-a-na-SHAI-v ke-SHESH-me-OT ISH va-ye-TSU mik-ke-la va-yit-he-ha-le-KHU ba-a-SHER yit-he-ha-LA-khu
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-a-na-SHAI-v ke-SHESH-me-OT ISH va-ye-TSU mik-ke-la va-yit-he-ha-le-KHU ba-a-SHER yit-he-ha-LA-khu u-le-sha-UL hu-GAD ki-nim-LAT da-VID mik-ke-i-LA va-ye-KHED-dal la-TSET
Exegesis
The verse consists of a chain of vav-consecutive clauses that drive the narrative forward: vayaqam {וַיָּקָם | va-ya-qām} “and arose” initiates David’s departure, followed by vayyetzeu {וַיֵּצְאוּ | va-yē-ṣə-ʾû} “and they went out” and vayithallechu {וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ | va-yit-hal-lə-ḵû} “and they wandered,” both in the Hitpael imperfect to indicate reflexive or ongoing movement.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaf–he
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:13
So David and his men , about six hundred, rose up and left Keilah, going wherever they were able. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped going out.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 23:13, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֔וּ (vayithehalekhu) 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.23.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.13.W8.S1) and character.