2 Kings 14:5:62 Kgs.14.5.W6TAB
וַיַּךְ֙
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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
- clause
va-YAKH ET-a-va-DAIV ham-ma-KHIM ET-ha-ME-lekh a-VIV
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER kha-ze-KA ham-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-YAKH ET-a-va-DAIV ham-ma-KHIM ET-ha-ME-lekh a-VIV
Exegesis
The main clause centers on vayyakh {וַיַּךְ | way-yaḵ} ‘he struck’, a Hiphil verb conveying a causative, executional action.
In context — 2 Kings 14:5
And it happened, when the kingdom had become secure in his grasp, that he struck the servants who had struck the king his father.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 14:5, so the Hebrew word וַיַּךְ֙ (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.14.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.5.W6.S1) and character.