2 Kings 22:14:12 Kgs.22.14.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-YE-lekh khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN va-a-khi-KAM ve-akh-BOR ve-sha-FAN va-a-sa-YA el-khul-DA han-ne-vi-A E-shet sha-LUM ben-tik-VA ben-khar-KHAS sho-MER hab-be-ga-DIM ve-HI yo-SHE-vet bi-ru-sha-LIM bam-mish-NE
- sentence
va-YE-lekh khil-ki-YA-hu ha-ko-HEN va-a-khi-KAM ve-akh-BOR ve-sha-FAN va-a-sa-YA el-khul-DA han-ne-vi-A E-shet sha-LUM ben-tik-VA ben-khar-KHAS sho-MER hab-be-ga-DIM ve-HI yo-SHE-vet bi-ru-sha-LIM bam-mish-NE va-ye-dab-BE-ru e-LE-ha
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayyelekh {וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went,’ marking sequential action.
In context — 2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Akbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah , the prophetess and wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the garments. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter; and they spoke to her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:14, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (vayelekh) 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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.14.W1.S1) and character.