Exodus 14:22:1Exod.14.22.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ
vayavou
“{And they} entered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO-u
- Extended
- vah-yaa-VOH-oo
- IPA
- /waj.jaːˈvoː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And they} entered
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHA
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHA ve-ha-MA-yim la-HEM kho-MA mi-mi-NAM oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav-consecutive imperfect vayavo’u {וַיָּבֹאוּ | va-ya-vo-’u} ‘and they came’ to present completed action.
In context — Exodus 14:22
The Israelites walked through the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters became a wall for them on their right and on their left.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:22, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ (vayavou) 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.14.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.22.W1.S1) and character.