Exodus 13:12:1Exod.13.12.W1TAB
וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥
vehaavarta
“you shall set apart”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-a-var-TA
- Extended
- veh-hah-ah-vahr-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ha.ʕă.var.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall set apart
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-a-var-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-a-var-TA khol-pe-ter-RE-khem
- clause
ve-ha-a-var-TA khol-pe-ter-RE-khem la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-a-var-TA khol-pe-ter-RE-khem la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khol-PE-ter SHE-ger be-he-MA a-SHER yih-YEH le-KHA haz-ze-kha-RIM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect vehaʿavarta {וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ | wə-hă-ʿă-vărʹ-tā} ‘and you shall cause to pass over’, where the vav consecutive marks a legal-ritual consecration command.
In context — Exodus 13:12
Then you shall set apart every firstborn to the LORD ; and every firstborn male of the livestock that you have shall be the LORD’s.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:12, so the Hebrew word וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ (vehaavarta) 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.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.12.W1.S1) and character.