Exodus 13:20:1Exod.13.20.W1TAB
וַיִּסְע֖וּ
vayisu
“{And} they departed”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-U
- Extended
- vah-yihs-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jisˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they departed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yis-U
- clause
va-yis-U mi-su-KOT
- sentence
va-yis-U mi-su-KOT va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The verb vayis'u {וַיִּסְע֖וּ | wayyiśʿû} ‘and they set out’ is immediately followed by vayachanu {וַיַּחֲנוּ | wayyaḥănû} ‘and they encamped’, reflecting successive action in Biblical Hebrew storytelling.
In context — Exodus 13:20
And they journeyed from Sukkoth and made camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיִּסְע֖וּ (vayisu) 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.13.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.20.W1.S1) and character.