2 Samuel 17:23:102 Sam.17.23.W10TAB
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEHKh
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈlɛx/
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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO
- clause
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK
- sentence
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
In context — 2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, so he saddled the donkey, returned to his house in his city, gave orders to his household , hanged himself, died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (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.17.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W10.S1) and character.