Genesis 14:12:6Gen.14.12.W6TAB
וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ
vayelekhu
“{And} they went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LE-khu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEH-khoo
- IPA
- /waj.jeː.ˈleː.xuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-LE-khu
- clause
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu
- sentence
va-yik-KHU et-LOT ve-et-re-khu-SHO ben-a-KHI av-RAM va-ye-LE-khu ve-HU yo-SHEV bis-DOM
Exegesis
The narrative then resumes with another wayyiqtol, vayelekhu {וַיֵּלֵכוּ | way·yê·lē·ḵû} ‘and they went’, marking the subsequent movement of the captors.
In context — Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot and his possessions , the son of Abram’s brother, and they went away, for he was dwelling in Sodom .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 14:12, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ (vayelekhu) 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 Gen.14.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.12.W6.S1) and character.