Exodus 14:4:12Exod.14.4.W12TAB
וַיּֽ͏ַעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן׃
vayaasookhen
“{And} they did so”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-soo-KHEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ʕa.suː.ˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they did so
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
- sentence
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
Exegesis
The final ken {כֵֽן׃ | kên} ‘thus’ concludes the narrative action.
In context — Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart , and he will pursue them. Then I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD . And they did so.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:4, so the Hebrew word וַיּֽ͏ַעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן׃ (vayaasookhen) 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.14.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W12.S1) and character.