2 Kings 23:29:92 Kgs.23.29.W9TAB
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-ye-mi-TE-hu bim-gid-DO kir-o-TO o-TO
- sentence
be-ya-MAV a-LA par-E ne-KHO ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ME-lekh a-SHUR al-ne-HAR-pe-RAT va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-ye-mi-TE-hu bim-gid-DO kir-o-TO o-TO
Exegesis
The narrative then uses the vav-consecutive vayelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | vay-yē-lekh} ‘and he went’ with the infinitive construct liqra’ō {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li-qra’-ō} ‘to meet him’, indicating intent.
In context — 2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went up against the king of Assyria to the Euphrates River , and King Josiah went out to meet him , and Pharaoh Neco put him to death at Megiddo as soon as he saw him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 23:29, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (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.23.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.29.W9.S1) and character.