2 Samuel 17:21:62 Sam.17.21.W6TAB
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ
vayelkhu
“and they went”
- Transliteration
- va-YEL-khu
- Extended
- vah-YEEL-khoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YEL-khu
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE lekh-TAM va-ya-a-LU me-hab-be-ER va-YEL-khu va-yag-GI-du lam-ME-lekh da-VID va-yom-RU el-da-VID KU-mu ve-iv-RU me-he-RA et-ha-MA-yim ki-kha-KHA ya-ATS a-lei-KHEM a-khi-TO-fel
In context — 2 Samuel 17:21
And it came to pass after they had gone that they came up from the well, went, and reported to King David. They said to David, “Arise and cross quickly over the water, for thus Ahithophel has given counsel against you.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ (vayelkhu) 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.17.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.21.W6.S1) and character.