2 Kings 13:18:82 Kgs.13.18.W8TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjax/
Meaning by language
- English
- struck
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM
- clause
va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
- sentence
va-yo-MER KAKH ha-khi-TSIIM va-yik-KAKH va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
Exegesis
The verse follows a sequential narrative pattern propelled by vav-consecutive verbs: vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer}, vayikakh {וַיִּקָּח | wayyiqqāḥ}, vayomer again, vayakh {וַיַּךְ | wayyaqqāḥ}, and vayaamod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | wayyaʿāmōḏ}, each introducing a new action in temporal succession.
In context — 2 Kings 13:18
And he said, “Take the arrows ,” and the king of Israel took them. Then he said, “Strike the ground,” and the king struck it three times and ceased .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 13:18, 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 Kgs.13.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.18.W8.S1) and character.