Exodus 14:16:7Exod.14.16.W7TAB
וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּ
uvekaehhu
“split it”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- Extended
- oo-veh-kah-EH-hoo
- IPA
- /u.və.qa.ˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- split it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- clause
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu
- sentence
ve-at-TAH ha-REM et-mat-te-KHA u-ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM u-ve-ka-EH-hu ve-ya-VO-u ve-nei-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHAH
Exegesis
The command wə-və-qā-ʿě-hû {וּבְקָעֵהוּ | wə-və-qā-ʿě-hû} ‘divide it’ directs the parting of the waters.
Root and etymology
b-q-‘beth-qoph-ayin
“to split, cleave, break open”
In context — Exodus 14:16
And you, raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it , and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on the dry ground .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:16, so the Hebrew word וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּ (uvekaehhu) 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.14.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.16.W7.S1) and character.