Exodus 14:8:7Exod.14.8.W7TAB
וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף
vayirdof
“{And} he pursued”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-DOF
- Extended
- vah-yir-DOHF
- IPA
- /vaj.jirˈdoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he pursued
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yir-DOF
- 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
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 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:8, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף (vayirdof) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.8.W7.S1) and character.