Job 14:20:3Job.14.20.W3TAB
וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ
vayahalokh
“and he goes”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-ha-LOKH
- Extended
- vah-yah-hah-LOHKH
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.hăˈloːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he goes
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-ha-LOKH
- clause
tit-ke-FE-hu la-NE-tsakh va-ya-ha-LOKH
- sentence
tit-ke-FE-hu la-NE-tsakh va-ya-ha-LOKH me-sha-NE pa-NAIV vat-te-shal-LE-khe-hu
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol vayahalokh {וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ | wayyahălōḵ} shifts to narrative result, “he goes,” depicting departure in understated terms.
In context — Job 14:20
You overpower him forever , and he goes ; changing his face, You send him away.
About this coordinate
Job 14:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 14:20, so the Hebrew word וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ (vayahalokh) 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 Job.14.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.20.W3.S1) and character.