Deuteronomy 13:2:3Deut.13.2.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:3
וְהַמּוֹפֵ֑ת
vehamofet
“or the wonder”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-mo-FET
- Extended
- veh-hah-moh-FEHT
- IPA
- /vəhæmoˈfeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- or the wonder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-mo-FET
- clause
ve-VA ha-OT ve-ha-mo-FET
- sentence
ve-VA ha-OT ve-ha-mo-FET a-SHER-DI-ber e-LEI-kha lei-MOR ne-le-KHA a-cha-REI e-lo-HIM a-SHER LO ye-da-TA-m ve-na-av-DEM
Exegesis
The compound subject ha’ot vehamofet {הָאוֹת וְהַמּוֹפֵת | hā-ʾôt wə-hammôp̄eṯ} ‘the sign and the wonder’ is formed by two nouns joined by vav, emphasizing the authenticity of the phenomenon.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-peh-tav
“wonder, marvel”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:2
And the sign and the wonder that he spoke to you about has come to pass, saying, “Let us go after other gods —which you have not known—and let us serve them;”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְהַמּוֹפֵ֑ת (vehamofet) 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 Deut.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.2.W3.S1) and character.