Numbers 24:25:3Num.24.25.W3TAB
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ
vayelekh
“and he went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LEKH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEKH
- IPA
- /vajˈjeːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-ye-LEKH
- clause
va-ya-KAM bil-AM va-ye-LEKH va-ya-SHAV leem-ko-MO
- sentence
va-ya-KAM bil-AM va-ye-LEKH va-ya-SHAV leem-ko-MO ve-GAM-ba-LAK ha-LAKH le-dar-KO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a vav-consecutive verb sequence: wayyāqām {וַיָּקָם | wayyāqām} ‘and he arose’, wayyēleḵ {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ} ‘and he went’, and wayyāšāv {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāv} ‘and he returned’, marking narrative progression.
In context — Numbers 24:25
Then Balaam arose and went and returned to his place , and Balak also went on his way.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 24:25, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (vayelekh) 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.24.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.25.W3.S1) and character.