1 Samuel 23:25:11 Sam.23.25.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
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 sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v
- clause
va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON
- sentence
va-YE-lekh sha-UL va-a-na-SHAI-v le-vak-KESH va-yu-GAD le-da-VID va-YE-red ha-SE-la va-YE-shev be-mid-BAR ma-ON va-yish-MA sha-UL va-yir-DOF a-kha-RE-DA-vid mid-BAR ma-ON
In context — 1 Samuel 23:25
Saul and his men set out to seek David, and word reached David of their search. He then went down to the rock and took up residence in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul learned of this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 23:25, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (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.23.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.25.W1.S1) and character.