Psalm 18:10:1Ps.18.10.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:11
וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב
vayirkav
“and he rode”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-KAV
- Extended
- vah-yeer-KAV
- IPA
- /vajjirˈkav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he rode
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yir-KAV
- clause
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF
- sentence
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF va-YE-de al-kan-FEI-RU-akh
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayirkav {וַיִּרְכַּב | way-yir-kav} ‘and He rode’, a Qal wayyiqtol verb with vav-consecutive signaling past narrative.
In context — Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and He flew; indeed, He soared upon the wings of the wind .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב (vayirkav) 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 Ps.18.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.10.W1.S1) and character.