Exodus 14:9:1Exod.14.9.W1TAB
וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ
vayirdehfu
“{And They} pursued”
- Transliteration
- va-yir-deh-FU
- Extended
- vah-yir-deh-FOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jir.dəˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yir-deh-FU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO
- sentence
va-yir-deh-FU mits-RA-yim a-kha-RE-hem va-ya-SI-gu o-TAM kho-NIM al-ha-YAM kol-SUS RE-khev par-OH oo-fa-ra-SHAV ve-khei-LO al-PI ha-khi-ROT lif-NEI BA-al tse-FON
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive prefix vayirdefu {וַיִּרְדְּפוּ | va-yir-dĕ-p̄û} ‘and they pursued’, indicating continuation of the historical storyline.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–dalet–pe
“to pursue, chase”
In context — Exodus 14:9
The Egyptians pursued them and overtook them as they were camped by the sea, with all of Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen and his army, by Pi Hahiroth , before Baal Zephon .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ (vayirdehfu) 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.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.9.W1.S1) and character.