Exodus 14:23:10Exod.14.23.W10TAB
אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ
eltokh
“into the midst of”
- Transliteration
- el-TOKH
- Extended
- el-TOHKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the midst of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TOKH
- clause
el-TOKH ha-YAM
- 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 locative phrase eltokh {אֶל־תּוֹךְ | ’el-tōḵ} ‘into the midst’ plus the definite hayyam {הַיָּם | hay-yām} ‘the sea’ situates the climax. Maintaining this cumulative structure in translation preserves the original’s dramatic intensity.
Root and etymology
ת־ו־ך
“midst, interior”
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 14:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 14:23, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ (eltokh) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.23.W10.S1) and character.