Exodus 17:13:1Exod.17.13.W1TAB
וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ
vayakhalosh
“{And He} defeated”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-kha-LOSH
- Extended
- vah-yah-khah-LOHSH
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ħă.ˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} defeated
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-kha-LOSH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-kha-LOSH ye-ho-SHU-a
- sentence
va-ya-kha-LOSH ye-ho-SHU-a et-a-ma-LEK ve-et-am-MO le-fi-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol verb vayachalosh {וַיַּחֲלֹשׁ | way-ya-ḥă-lôš} ‘and he subdued’ opens the clause, illustrating the verb–subject inversion typical of Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
ch-l-shcheth–lamed–shin
“to be weak”
In context — Exodus 17:13
Joshua subdued Amalek and his people in battle, wielding the sword .
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 17:13, so the Hebrew word וַיַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ (vayakhalosh) 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 Exod.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.13.W1.S1) and character.