Exodus 15:13:4Exod.15.13.W4TAB
גָּאָ֑לְתָּ
gaaalta
“redeemed”
- Transliteration
- ga-AAL-ta
- Extended
- gah-AAL-tah
- IPA
- /gaː.ˈʔaːl.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- redeemed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ga-AAL-ta
- phraseyour reading level
am-ZU ga-AAL-ta
- clause
na-KHI-ta be-khas-de-KHA am-ZU ga-AAL-ta
- sentence
na-KHI-ta be-khas-de-KHA am-ZU ga-AAL-ta neh-HAL-ta be-az-ze-KHA el-ne-VE kad-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with a sequence of perfect verbs nachita {נָחִ֥יתָ | nāḥîṯā} ‘you led,’ gaalta {גָּאָ֑לְתָּ | gâʾaltā} ‘you have redeemed,’ and nehalta {נֵהַ֥לְתָּ | nēhăltā} ‘you guided,’ each denoting completed divine action.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–aleph–lamed
“to redeem”
In context — Exodus 15:13
You led in Your kindness this people whom You have redeemed; You guided them in Your strength to Your holy dwelling.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:13, so the Hebrew word גָּאָ֑לְתָּ (gaaalta) 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.15.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.13.W4.S1) and character.