Exodus 14:20:11Exod.14.20.W11TAB
וַיָּ֖אֶר
vayaer
“{And} it lit up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-ER
- Extended
- vah-yah-EHR
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʔɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} it lit up
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-ER
- clause
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la
- sentence
va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la ve-lo-ka-RAV ZEH el-ZEH kol-hal-LAI-la
Exegesis
The narrative uses sequential vav-consecutive verbs such as vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | va-ya-vô} ‘came’ and vaya’er {וַיָּאֶר | va-ya-’êr} ‘gave light’ to mark unfolding action.
In context — Exodus 14:20
And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light to the night for these; and neither camp drew near the other all night.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:20, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖אֶר (vayaer) 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.14.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.20.W11.S1) and character.