Exodus 14:8:1Exod.14.8.W1TAB
וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק
vayekhazek
“{And He} hardened”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- vah-yeh-khah-ZEHK
- IPA
- /vaj.ħaˈzzeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} hardened
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-kha-ZEK
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-kha-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-yir-DOF a-kha-REI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-kha-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-yir-DOF a-kha-REI be-NEI yis-ra-EL u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL yot-se-EEM be-YAD ra-MA
Exegesis
The narrative employs the vav consecutive in vayechazek {וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק | way-ḥaz-zēq} ‘and he strengthened’ to denote divine causation.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-q
“to be/become strong, to make firm”
In context — Exodus 14:8
And the LORD strengthened the heart of Pharaoh the king of Egypt and pursued the sons of Israel, but the sons of Israel went out with a high hand .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק (vayekhazek) 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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.8.W1.S1) and character.