Exodus 11:2:4Exod.11.2.W4TAB
וְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּ
veyishalu
“let them ask”
- Transliteration
- ve-yish-a-LU
- Extended
- veh-yish-ah-LOO
- IPA
- /və.jiʃ.ʔă.ˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them ask
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yish-a-LU
- clause
ve-yish-a-LU ISH me-ET re-E-hu ve-ish-SHA me-ET re-u-TAH ke-lei-KHE-sef u-ke-LEI za-HAV
- sentence
da-ber-NA be-oz-NEI ha-AM ve-yish-a-LU ISH me-ET re-E-hu ve-ish-SHA me-ET re-u-TAH ke-lei-KHE-sef u-ke-LEI za-HAV
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive imperfect ve-yishʾălū {וְיִשְׁאֲלוּ | wə-yish-ʾă-lū} indicates the anticipated action of requesting.
In context — Exodus 11:2
Speak in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask his neighbor and every woman ask her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold.
About this coordinate
Exodus 11:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 11:2, so the Hebrew word וְיִשְׁאֲל֞וּ (veyishalu) 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 Exod.11.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.11.2.W4.S1) and character.