Exodus 14:24:11Exod.14.24.W11TAB
וַיָּ֕הָם
vayaham
“{And} He threw into confusion”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-HAM
- Extended
- vah-yah-HAAM
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈhaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} He threw into confusion
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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' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-HAM
- clause
va-ya-HAM ET ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-ash-MO-ret ha-BO-ker va-yash-KEF Ye-ho-VAH el-ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim be-am-MUD ESH ve-a-NAN va-ya-HAM ET ma-kha-NE mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The subsequent Hiphil verb vayaham {וַיָּהָם | vā̆-yāhăm} ‘and he confused’ combined with the direct object marker et emphasizes the causative outcome among the Egyptian forces. English word order maintains Hebrew thematic emphasis and links the result clause explicitly to divine action.
Root and etymology
Roothe-mem-mem
“to panic, cause confusion”
In context — Exodus 14:24
And it came to pass during the morning watch that the LORD looked down upon the camp of the Egyptians in the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw the camp of the Egyptians into confusion.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:24, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֕הָם (vayaham) 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.14.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.24.W11.S1) and character.