Exodus 14:25:1Exod.14.25.W1TAB

וַיָּ֗סַר

vayasar

{And} He removed

Transliteration
va-YA-sar
Extended
vah-YAA-sar
IPA
/waj.ˈjaː.sar/

Meaning by language

English
{And} He removed

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ֗ + סַר
va + ya + sar
vayasar

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Samekhs as in sit
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-YA-sar

  2. clause

    va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT

  3. sentence

    va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayasar {וַיָּ֗סַר | wayyāsar} ‘and he removed’, establishing sequential past action.

In contextExodus 14:25

And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:25, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֗סַר (vayasar) 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.14.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W1.S1) and character.