Exodus 13:5:19Exod.13.5.W19TAB
וְעָבַדְתָּ֛
veavadta
“and you shall perform”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-vad-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-vahd-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ʕa.vaðˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall perform
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-vad-TA
- clause
ve-a-vad-TA et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT ba-KHO-desh ha-ZEH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets hak-ke-na-a-NI ve-ha-khit-TI ve-ha-e-mo-RI ve-ha-khiv-VI ve-ha-ye-vu-SI a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha la-TET LAKH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH ve-a-vad-TA et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT ba-KHO-desh ha-ZEH
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive ve-avadta {וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ | və-ʿā-ḇad-tā} issues the obligation, and the temporal phrase ba-chodesh ha-zeh {בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה | ba-ḥō-deš haz-zé} specifies the appointed month.
In context — Exodus 13:5
When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—then you shall carry out this service in this month.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:5:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Exodus 13:5, so the Hebrew word וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ (veavadta) 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.13.5.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.5.W19.S1) and character.