2 Samuel 16:13:12 Sam.16.13.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈlɛx/
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 da-VID
- clause
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-da-REKH
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-a-na-SHAV ba-da-REKH ve-shim-I ho-LEKH be-TSE-la ha-HAR le-um-ma-TO ha-LOKH va-ye-kal-LEL va-ye-sak-KEL ba-a-va-NIM le-um-ma-TO ve-ip-PAR be-a-FAR
Exegesis
Vayelekh {וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ | vayyēleḵ} “and he went” initiates David’s movement, immediately followed by va’anashav {וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו | vaʾănāšāyw} “and his men,” marking accompaniment.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:13
And David and his men went on the road, and Shimei was going on the side of the hill opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dust .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (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 Sam.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.13.W1.S1) and character.