2 Samuel 20:5:12 Sam.20.5.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
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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Word in context
- word
va-YE-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh a-ma-SA
- clause
va-YE-lekh a-ma-SA le-haz-IK ET-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YE-lekh a-ma-SA le-haz-IK ET-ye-hu-DA ve-yi-KHAR va-yo-KHER min-ha-mo-ED a-SHER ye-a-DO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayyēleḵ {וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’, marking sequential narrative action.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:5
And Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the appointed time that the king had set for him .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 20:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.5.W1.S1) and character.