2 Samuel 23:12:42 Sam.23.12.W4TAB
וַיַּ֖ךְ
vayakh
“and struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjax/
Meaning by language
- English
- and struck
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-YAKH
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH te-shu-A ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The simple qal verb wayyaḵ {וַיַּךְ | wayyaḵ} ‘and he struck’, with the direct-object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} and pelištīm {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | pelištīm} ‘Philistines’, conveys decisive action against the enemy.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–he
“to strike”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:12
He stationed himself in the midst of the field and delivered it, and struck the Philistines; and the LORD made a great victory .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֖ךְ (vayakh) 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.23.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.12.W4.S1) and character.