Exodus 14:10:12Exod.14.10.W12TAB
וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ
vayitsaku
“{And They} cried out”
- Transliteration
- va-yits-a-KU
- Extended
- vah-yits-ah-KOO
- IPA
- /waj.jits.ʕăˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} cried out
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yits-a-KU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yis-U ve-nei-yis-ra-EL et-ei-nei-HEM ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM va-yir-U me-OD va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-far-OH hik-RIV va-yis-U ve-nei-yis-ra-EL et-ei-nei-HEM ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM va-yir-U me-OD va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The sequence vayiru me'od {וַיִּֽירְאוּ מְאֹד | vayyirʾû mēʾōḏ} ‘and they feared exceedingly’ heightens the tension, and vayitsa'ku {וַיִּצְעֲקוּ֥ | vayyitṣaʿqû} ‘and they cried out,’ framed by bnei Yisra'el, culminates as the people turn el YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָֽה | ʾel־YHWH} ‘to the LORD,’ marking the theological pivot toward divine deliverance.
Root and etymology
ṣ-‘-qṣadeh–ayin–qoph
“to cry out”
In context — Exodus 14:10
And Pharaoh drew near, and the sons of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, Egypt was marching after them, and they were greatly afraid, and the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:10, so the Hebrew word וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ (vayitsaku) 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.14.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.10.W12.S1) and character.