Jeremiah 20:2:1Jer.20.2.W1TAB
וַיַּכֶּ֣ה
vayakke
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-KE
- Extended
- vah-yahk-KEH
- IPA
- /vaj.jakˈkɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yak-KE
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KE pash-khur
- clause
va-yak-KE pash-khur ET yir-me-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yak-KE pash-khur ET yir-me-YA-hu ha-na-VI va-yit-TEN o-TO al-ha-ma-pe-KHET a-SHER be-SHA-ar bin-ya-MIN ha-el-YON a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with a vav-consecutive Hifil verb, vayyakkeh {וַיַּכֶּה | way-ya-kkeh} ‘and he struck,’ indicating sequential action.
In context — Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and he put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word וַיַּכֶּ֣ה (vayakke) 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 Jer.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.2.W1.S1) and character.