וְיָרֵ֖חַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְיָרֵ֖חַ

   ve-ya-RE-akh

   and moon
2. clause🔊 חָשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בְּצֵאת֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖חַ לֹֽא־יַגִּ֥יהַ אוֹרֽוֹ׃

   kha-SHAKH ha-SHE-mesh be-tse-TO ve-ya-RE-akh lo-ya-GI-ya o-RO

   is darkened or became dark the sun at its going out or at its rising and moon will not cause to shine its light
3. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יָהֵ֖לּוּ אוֹרָ֑ם חָשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בְּצֵאת֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖חַ לֹֽא־יַגִּ֥יהַ אוֹרֽוֹ׃

   ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim u-khe-si-le-HEM LO ya-HEL-lu o-RAM kha-SHAKH ha-SHE-mesh be-tse-TO ve-ya-RE-akh lo-ya-GI-ya o-RO

   for stars of the heavens and their constellations not they will give light their light is darkened or became dark the sun at its going out or at its rising and moon will not cause to shine its light

Exegesis

The final vav clause employs the Hiphil imperfect lo-yaggīhā {לֹֽא־יַגִּיהַ | lōʼ yaggīhā} with ve-yareach {וְיָרֵ֖חַ | wəyārēaḥ} as subject and oro {אוֹרֽוֹ | ʾôrô} as object. This meristic listing of celestial bodies underscores the completeness of the cosmic darkness.