Exodus 14:15:8Exod.14.15.W8TAB
וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃
veyissau
“and let them set out”
- Transliteration
- ve-yis-sa-U
- Extended
- veh-yis-sah-OO
- IPA
- /wə.jis.saː.ˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let them set out
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-yis-sa-U
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-yis-sa-U
- 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 construct phrase {בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bənei-yiśrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ defines the covenant community, and the subsequent vav-consecutive {וְיִסָּעוּ | wəyiśśāʿû} ‘and let them set out’ directs collective action. Hebrew syntax places the verb forms at the outset for emphasis, requiring reordering in English to convey the sequence of divine command, mediated instruction, and communal response.
Root and etymology
ס־ע־ה
“to set out, journey”
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 14:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:15, so the Hebrew word וְיִסָּֽעוּ׃ (veyissau) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.15.W8.S1) and character.