2 Kings 15:25:62 Kgs.15.25.W6TAB
וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ
vayakkehu
“and struck him”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-KE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yahk-KEE-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jakˈkeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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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Word in context
- word
va-yak-KE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu sha-LI-sho va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh et-ar-GOV ve-et-ha-ar-YE ve-i-MO kha-mi-SHIM ISH mi-be-NE gil-a-DIM
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu sha-LI-sho va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh et-ar-GOV ve-et-ha-ar-YE ve-i-MO kha-mi-SHIM ISH mi-be-NE gil-a-DIM va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-khTAV
Exegesis
The Hiphil verbs vayakkehu {וַיַּכֵּהוּ | va-yaq-ḵê-hû} and vayemitehu {וַיְמִיתֵהוּ | va-yə-mi-ṯê-hû} form a sequence of lethal action, while vowim-consecutive mark the narrative progression. The locative chain be-Shomron be-arman beit-melekh frames the setting as Samaria’s royal fortress. Direct object markers et precede Argob and Arieh, indicating their role as accomplices present at the scene. The numeral construct ḥamishim ish mibnei Gileadim specifies the group’s composition.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–he
“to strike”
In context — 2 Kings 15:25
And Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him with his officer and struck him down in Samaria in the fortress of the king’s house, alongside Argob and Arieh with fifty men from the sons of Gilead. He killed the king and reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ (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.15.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.25.W6.S1) and character.