Judges 15:8:1Judg.15.8.W1TAB
וַיַּ֨ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he struck
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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 Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
va-YAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH o-TAM SHOK
- clause
va-YAKH o-TAM SHOK al-ya-REKH ma-KA ge-do-LA
- sentence
va-YAKH o-TAM SHOK al-ya-REKH ma-KA ge-do-LA va-YE-red va-YE-shev bis-se-IF SE-la e-TAM
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav consecutive imperfects vayyak {וַיַּךְ | way-yaḵ}, vayyered {וַיֵּרֶד | way-yē-reḏ}, and vayyeshev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | way-yē-šeḇ} to present sequential actions.
In context — Judges 15:8
He struck them down, thigh upon hip, with a great blow . Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 15:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֨ךְ (vayakh) 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 Judg.15.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.8.W1.S1) and character.