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

Result
וְ + הַ + מּוֹ + פֵ֑ת
ve + ha + mo + fet
vehamofet

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Pep with dagesh; f without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-mo-FET

  2. clause

    ve-VA ha-OT ve-ha-mo-FET

  3. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.