2 Kings 13:4:12 Kgs.13.4.W1TAB
וַיְחַ֥ל
vayekhal
“entreated”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHAL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHAHL
- IPA
- /vaj.jɛˈħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- entreated
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ
- clause
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with wayechal {וַיְחַ֥ל | way·ḥal} ‘he sought favor’, a Piel verb in vav-consecutive form that intensifies Jehoahaz’s appeal.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–lamed–he
“to be weak, entreat, seek favor”
In context — 2 Kings 13:4
And Jehoahaz sought the face of the LORD , and the LORD listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַ֥ל (vayekhal) 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.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.4.W1.S1) and character.