2 Chronicles 8:3:12 Chr.8.3.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEE-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 she-lo-MO
- sentence
va-YE-lekh she-lo-MO kha-MAT tso-VA va-ye-khe-ZAK a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive imperfect in vayelekh {וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’, marking sequential action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 8:3
Then Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and subdued it.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 8:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 8:3, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (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 2 Chr.8.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.8.3.W1.S1) and character.