2 Kings 18:10:12 Kgs.18.10.W1TAB
וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ
vayilkhuduha
“and they captured her or it”
- Transliteration
- va-yil-KHU-du-HA
- Extended
- vah-yihl-KHUH-doo-HAA
- IPA
- /vaj.jilˈχə.duː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they captured her or it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yil-KHU-du-HA
- clause
va-yil-KHU-du-HA mik-TSE sha-LOSH sha-NIM bish-NAT-SHESH le-khiz-ki-YA
- sentence
va-yil-KHU-du-HA mik-TSE sha-LOSH sha-NIM bish-NAT-SHESH le-khiz-ki-YA HI she-NAT-TE-sha le-ho-SHE-a ME-lekh yis-ra-EL nil-ke-DA shom-RON
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyilqəḏū-hā {וַיִּלְכְּדֻהָ | wayyilqəḏū-hā} ‘and they captured it,’ indicating sequential action.
Root and etymology
ל־כ־ד
“to capture; seize”
In context — 2 Kings 18:10
And they captured it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah , which was the ninth year of Hoshea , king of Israel, Samaria was captured.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:10, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ (vayilkhuduha) 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.18.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.10.W1.S1) and character.