Judges 19:8:14Judg.19.8.W14TAB
וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ
vayokhelu
“and they ate”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-khe-lu
- Extended
- vah-YOH-kheh-loo
- IPA
- /vaj.joːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they ate
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-YO-khe-lu
- clause
va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
- sentence
va-yash-KEM ba-BO-ker ba-YOM ha-kha-mi-SHI la-LE-khet va-YO-mer a-VI ha-na-a-RA se-AD-na le-VAV-kha ve-hit-ma-ma-ME-hu ad-ne-TOT ha-YOM va-YO-khe-lu she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The concluding vav-consecutive Qal imperfect wayyō’akhlû šənêhem {וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם | wayyō’akhlû šənêhem} ‘and the two of them ate’ shows the result. The structure balances narrative progression with direct discourse in a hospitality context.
Root and etymology
א־כ־ל
“to eat, consume”
In context — Judges 19:8
On the fifth day, he rose early in the morning to depart, but the father of the young woman said, “Please refresh your heart , and delay yourselves until the day inclines.” So the two of them ate together.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ (vayokhelu) 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.19.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.8.W14.S1) and character.