2 Kings 15:10:52 Kgs.15.10.W5TAB
וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ
vayakkehu
“and he struck him”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-KE-HU
- Extended
- vah-yahk-KEH-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jakˈkeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck him
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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yak-KE-HU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV sha-LUM ben-ya-VESH va-yak-KE-HU ka-VAL-e-AM va-ye-mi-TE-HU va-yim-LOKH ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
The verb vayyakehu {וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ | wayyaqqêhû} “and he struck him” with kaval-am {קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם | qāḇāl-ʿām} understood by Qere as Ibleam conveys a public assault.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–he
“to strike”
In context — 2 Kings 15:10
And Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him, struck him down at Ibleam, put him to death, and reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ (vayakkehu) 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.15.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.10.W5.S1) and character.