Exodus 14:4:3Exod.14.4.W3TAB
וְרָדַ֣ף
verahdaf
“{And} he will pursue”
- Transliteration
- ve-rah-DAF
- Extended
- veh-rah-DAHF
- IPA
- /və.ra.ˈðaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he will pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-rah-DAF
- phraseyour reading level
ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem
- clause
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
- 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
A sequence of vav-consecutive verbal forms—veradaf {וְרָדַ֣ף | wə-rā-ḏap̄} ‘and he will pursue’, veikkavdah {וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה | wə-’ik-kā-və-dāh} ‘and I will be glorified’, and veyad‘u {וְיָדְע֥וּ | wə-yā-ḏə-‘ū} ‘and they will know’—creates a progressive narrative build.
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 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 14:4, so the Hebrew word וְרָדַ֣ף (verahdaf) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W3.S1) and character.