2 Samuel 22:39:12 Sam.22.39.W1TAB
וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם
vaakhalem
“and I consumed them”
- Transliteration
- va-a-kha-LEM
- Extended
- vaa-ah-khah-LEEM
- IPA
- /vaː.ʔăxalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I consumed them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-kha-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-kha-LEM va-em-kha-TSEM
- clause
va-a-kha-LEM va-em-kha-TSEM ve-LO ye-ku-MUN
- sentence
va-a-kha-LEM va-em-kha-TSEM ve-LO ye-ku-MUN va-yip-pe-LU TA-khat rag-LAI
Exegesis
The verse employs a succession of vav-consecutive verbs – va’akhalleim {וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם | wā’ă-ḵallēm} “and I consumed them” + va’emchatsem {וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם | wā’ə-meḥā-ṣēm} “and I crushed them” – to portray sequential acts of complete destruction by the speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–kaf–lamed
“to eat; consume; destroy”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:39
I consumed them and crushed them, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:39, so the Hebrew word וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם (vaakhalem) 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.22.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.39.W1.S1) and character.