2 Chronicles 18:23:42 Chr.18.23.W4TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“and struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
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-mi-kha-YE-hu
- clause
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi
- sentence
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi va-yo-MER EI ZE ha-DE-rekh a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH
Exegesis
The verb vayyakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | wayyyaḵ} ‘and he struck’ with the particle ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces Mīḵāyāhu {מִיכָיְהוּ | Mīḵāyāhu} as the direct object, and the prepositional phrase ʿal-halleḥî {עַל־הַלֶּ֑חִי | ʿal-halleḥî} ‘on the cheek’ specifies the blow’s location.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:23
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek , and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak to you?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:23, 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 2 Chr.18.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.23.W4.S1) and character.