Exodus 14:21:5Exod.14.21.W5TAB
וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְ
vayolekh
“{And He} drove back”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-lekh
- Extended
- vah-YOH-lekh
- IPA
- /wajˈjoːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} drove back
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
va-YO-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-lekh Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-YAM
- 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 Hifil imperfect vayolekh {וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְ | way·yō·leḵ} takes YHWH {יְהוָ֣ה | Yəhō·wāh} as subject to express divine causation.
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 14:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:21, so the Hebrew word וַיּ֣וֹלֶךְ (vayolekh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.21.W5.S1) and character.