Exodus 14:15:4Exod.14.15.W4TAB
מַה־תִּצְעַ֖ק
mahtitsak
“why do you cry out”
- Transliteration
- mah-tits-AK
- Extended
- mah-tits-AHK
- IPA
- /ma.tit͡s.ˈʕaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- why do you cry out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
mah-tits-AK
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE mah-tits-AK e-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE mah-tits-AK e-LAI da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-yis-sa-U
Exegesis
The interrogative particle {מַה־ | máh} ‘what?’ introduces a rhetorical question that heightens urgency.
The verb {תִּצְעַק | tiṣʿāq} ‘you cry out’ (Qal imperfect) emphasizes Moses’ vocal plea, followed by the prepositional suffix {אֵלָי | ʾêlāy} ‘to me’, underscoring the direct communication.
Root and etymology
צ־ע־ק
“to cry out”
In context — Exodus 14:15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel , and let them set out.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 14:15, so the Hebrew word מַה־תִּצְעַ֖ק (mahtitsak) 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.14.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.15.W4.S1) and character.