Exodus 14:21:1Exod.14.21.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֨ט
vayet
“{And He} stretched out”
- Transliteration
- va-YET
- Extended
- vah-YEHT
- IPA
- /wajˈjeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} stretched 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
va-YET
- phraseyour reading level
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO
- clause
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH
- sentence
va-YET mo-SHE et-ya-DO al-ha-YAM va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM be-RU-akh ka-DIM az-ZAH kol-ha-LAI-la va-YA-sem et-ha-YAM le-kha-ra-VAH va-yib-ba-ke-U ha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The narrative progression is marked by the vav-consecutive qal imperfect vayet {וַיֵּ֨ט | way·yēṭ} ‘and he stretched’, linking seamlessly to the prior miracle account.
In context — Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea , and the LORD caused it to recede with a strong east wind all night, turning it into dry land, and the waters were divided.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨ט (vayet) 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.14.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W1.S1) and character.