Numbers 22:27:10Num.22.27.W10TAB
וַיַּ֥ךְ
vayakh
“and he struck”
- Transliteration
- va-YAKH
- Extended
- vah-YAKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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-ha-a-TON
- clause
va-yi-KHAR-AF bil-AM va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON ba-ma-KEL
- sentence
va-TE-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH va-tir-BATS TA-khat bil-AM va-yi-KHAR-AF bil-AM va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON ba-ma-KEL
Exegesis
Finally, vayyakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | va-yyakh} ‘and he struck’ with bamaqqel {בַּמַּקֵּֽל | ba-maq-qēl} ‘with the staff’ highlights the instrument of violence. This chain of vav-consecutives underscores cause and effect, contrasting the donkey’s perception with Balaam’s reactive force.
In context — Numbers 22:27
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she lay down under Balaam; then Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with the staff.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:27:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 22:27, 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 Num.22.27.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.27.W10.S1) and character.