Numbers 20:11:4Num.20.11.W4TAB
וַיַּ֧ךְ
vayakh
“and struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and struck
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH ET-ha-SE-la
- clause
va-ya-REM mo-SHEH ET-ya-DO va-YAKH ET-ha-SE-la be-ma-TE-hu pa-a-MAI-im
- sentence
va-ya-REM mo-SHEH ET-ya-DO va-YAKH ET-ha-SE-la be-ma-TE-hu pa-a-MAI-im va-ye-TSE-u MA-yim ra-BIM va-TESH-te ha-e-DA u-ve-i-RAM
Exegesis
The narrative advances through a chain of vav-consecutive imperfect verbs, beginning with vayarem {וַיָּרֶם | wayyā́rem} ‘and he raised’ and vayakh {וַיַּךְ | wayyaḱ} ‘and he struck,’ which establishes Moses as the agent.
In context — Numbers 20:11
And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff , and abundant waters gushed forth, and the congregation drank along with their livestock.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 20:11, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֧ךְ (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 Num.20.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.11.W4.S1) and character.