Exodus 14:23:1Exod.14.23.W1TAB
וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ
vayirdefoo
“{And they} pursued”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-de-FOO
- Extended
- vah-yir-deh-FOO
- IPA
- /waj.jir.dəˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And they} pursued
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yir-de-FOO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim va-ya-VO-u a-kha-rei-HEM KOL SUS par-O rikh-VO oo-fa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
va-yir-de-FOO mits-RA-yim va-ya-VO-u a-kha-rei-HEM KOL SUS par-O rikh-VO oo-fa-ra-SHAV el-TOKH ha-YAM
Exegesis
The first verb vayirdfu {וַיִּרְדְּפוּ | va-yir-də-fū} ‘and they pursued’ is immediately followed by vayabou {וַיָּבֹאוּ | va-yā-bō-’ū} ‘and they came after,’ creating rapid sequential momentum.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–dalet–pe
“to pursue, chase”
In context — Exodus 14:23
The Egyptians pursued and came after them, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariotry , and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:23, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ (vayirdefoo) 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.14.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.23.W1.S1) and character.