Exodus 13:20:3Exod.13.20.W3TAB
וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ
vayakhanu
“{And} they camped”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-kha-NU
- Extended
- vah-yah-khah-NOO
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ħăˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they camped
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-kha-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU ve-eh-TAM bik-TSEH ha-mid-BAR
- 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 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:20, so the Hebrew word וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ (vayakhanu) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.20.W3.S1) and character.