Exodus 14:26:4Exod.14.26.W4TAB
נְטֵ֥ה
neteh
“stretch out”
- Transliteration
- ne-TEH
- Extended
- neh-TEH
- IPA
- /nəˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stretch out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
ne-TEH et-yad-KHA
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The imperative nteh {נְטֵ֥ה | n'tēh} ‘stretch out’ issues a direct command to Mosheh {מֹשֶׁה | mōšēh}.
In context — Exodus 14:26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return upon Egypt, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 14:26, so the Hebrew word נְטֵ֥ה (neteh) 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.14.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.26.W4.S1) and character.