Judges 17:10:17Judg.17.10.W17TAB
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vajˈjeː.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he went
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-YE-lekh
- clause
va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive imperfect vayelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | vay-yē-leḵ} ‘and he went’ returns to the third person narration and closes the episode.
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (vayelekh) 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.17.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W17.S1) and character.