Exodus 14:5:16Exod.14.5.W16TAB
אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
etyisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- et-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- eht-yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jis.raː.ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ki-shil-LAKH-noo et-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-ha-FEKH le-VAV par-OH va-a-va-DAV el-ha-AM va-yom-RU mah-ZOT a-SI-nu ki-shil-LAKH-noo et-yis-ra-EL me-ov-DE-nu
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim KI va-RAKH ha-AM va-ye-ha-FEKH le-VAV par-OH va-a-va-DAV el-ha-AM va-yom-RU mah-ZOT a-SI-nu ki-shil-LAKH-noo et-yis-ra-EL me-ov-DE-nu
Exegesis
The explanatory clause kishilachnu {כִּי־שִׁלַּחְנוּ | kî-šil-lāḥ-nû} ‘because we have sent away’ takes etyisrael {אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘Israel’ as direct object and meavdeinu {מֵעָבְדֵנוּ | mē-ʿā-və-dê-nû} ‘from serving us’ as source. This chain of vav-consecutives and content clauses builds narrative momentum, highlights Pharaoh’s responsive reversal, and underscores the causal link between Israel’s departure and Egypt’s reaction.
Root and etymology
y-s-ryod-shin-resh
“he strives with God”
In context — Exodus 14:5
And it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have sent Israel away from serving us?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 14:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (etyisrael) 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.14.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.5.W16.S1) and character.