Judges 16:22:1Judg.16.22.W1TAB
וַיָּ֧חֶל
vayakhel
“and began”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-KHEL
- Extended
- vah-yah-KHEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈħɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and began
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-KHEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KHEL se-AR-RO-sho
- sentence
va-ya-KHEL se-AR-RO-sho le-tsam-ME-akh ka-a-SHER gul-LAKH
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with the vav consecutive on wayyachel {וַיָּ֧חֶל | wayyāḥel} ‘he began’, marking a new action.
In context — Judges 16:22
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 16:22, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֧חֶל (vayakhel) 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.16.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.22.W1.S1) and character.