Genesis 14:8:12Gen.14.8.W12TAB
וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ
vayaarkhu
“{And} they formed up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-ar-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yah-ahr-KHOO
- IPA
- /waj.ja.ʕarˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they formed up
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-ar-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-ar-KHU i-TAM
- clause
va-ya-ar-KHU i-TAM mil-kha-MA be-E-mek ha-si-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM u-ME-lekh a-mo-RA u-ME-lekh a-de-MA u-ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh BE-la hi-TSO-ar va-ya-ar-KHU i-TAM mil-kha-MA be-E-mek ha-si-DIM
Exegesis
After the long subject sequence, the narrative shifts to the plural wayyiqtol vayaarkhu {וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ | way-ya-ʿar-ḵû} “and they arranged,” marking all the previously listed kings as a unified group who form up in military order.
In context — Genesis 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up for battle with them in the Valley of Siddim.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 14:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ (vayaarkhu) 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.14.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.8.W12.S1) and character.