Exodus 14:9:11Exod.14.9.W11TAB
וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו
oofarashav
“and his horsemen”
- Transliteration
- oo-fa-ra-SHAV
- Extended
- oo-fah-rah-SHAAV
- IPA
- /u.fa.raˈʃaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his horsemen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-fa-ra-SHAV
- 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 enumerative chain kol-sus rechev paro u-parashav ve-cheylo {כָּל־סוּס רֶכֶב פַּרְעֹה וּפָרָשָׁיו וְחֵילוֹ | kol-sūs re-ḵeb parʿō ū-perāšāyw wə-ḥêlô} itemizes Pharaoh’s military assets.
Root and etymology
“horseman”
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 14:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:9, so the Hebrew word וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו (oofarashav) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.9.W11.S1) and character.