Numbers 32:39:1Num.32.39.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ
vayelekhu
“and went”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-LE-khu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-LEH-khuu
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːlˈxuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-ye-LE-khu
- clause
va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH gil-a-DAH va-yil-ke-DU-ha
- sentence
va-ye-LE-khu be-NEI ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH gil-a-DAH va-yil-ke-DU-ha va-yo-RESH et-ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER-BAH
Exegesis
The narrative employs a vav-consecutive sequence with vayelekhu {וַיֵּלְכוּ | wayyēlĕḵû} to mark unfolding events. The construct phrase benei Makhir ben Menasheh defines tribal identity and territorial entitlement.
In context — Numbers 32:39
The sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, went to Gilead and captured it, and they drove out the Amorites who were there.
About this coordinate
Numbers 32:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 32:39, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (vayelekhu) 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.32.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.32.39.W1.S1) and character.