Judges 20:37:7Judg.20.37.W7TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“and struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAHKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjak/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 et-kol-ha-IR
- clause
va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-ha-o-REV he-KHI-shu va-yip-she-TU el-ha-giv-A va-yim-SHOKH ha-o-REV va-YAKH et-kol-ha-IR le-fi-KHA-rev
In context — Judges 20:37
And the ambush hurried and rushed toward Gibeah; then they drew out and struck down the entire city by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:37:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 20:37, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥ךְ (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.20.37.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.37.W7.S1) and character.