וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ‎‎

[Ali Smith]

שלום!

וַיִּקְשְׁרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־אָמֹון עָלָיו וַיָּמִיתוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתֹֽו
2 Kings 21:23

Why is there a patah under the ו and a dagesh in the י in the first word of this sentence?

Thanks!

 

[Drink]

That's how the vav-consecutive form works.