Exodus 15:10:1Exod.15.10.W1TAB
נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ
nashafta
“you blew”
- Transliteration
- na-SHAF-ta
- Extended
- nah-SHAF-tah
- IPA
- /naː.ˈʃaf.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you blew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-SHAF-ta
- phraseyour reading level
na-SHAF-ta be-roo-kha-KHA
- clause
na-SHAF-ta be-roo-kha-KHA ki-SA-mo YAM
- sentence
na-SHAF-ta be-roo-kha-KHA ki-SA-mo YAM tsa-la-LU ka-o-FE-ret be-MA-yim a-di-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with nashafta {נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ | nā-šap̄-tā} ‘you blew’ (Qal perfect), establishing a divine agent.
In context — Exodus 15:10
You blew with your wind, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in mighty waters .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:10, so the Hebrew word נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ (nashafta) 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.15.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.10.W1.S1) and character.