Numbers 22:7:1Num.22.7.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ
vayeilkhu
“so they went”
- Transliteration
- va-yeil-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yeil-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- so they 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yeil-KHU
- clause
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-ye-dab-RU ei-LAV div-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayeilchu {וַיֵּלְכוּ | way-yêl-kû} ‘and they went’, establishing sequential action.
In context — Numbers 22:7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with divination fees in their hand. Then they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 22:7, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (vayeilkhu) 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.22.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.7.W1.S1) and character.