Exodus 15:21:1Exod.15.21.W1TAB
וַתַּ֥עַן
vataan
“{And She} answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ta-AN
- Extended
- vah-tah-AHN
- IPA
- /vat.ta.ˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And She} answered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ta-AN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-AN la-HEM
- clause
va-ta-AN la-HEM mir-YAM
- sentence
va-ta-AN la-HEM mir-YAM shi-RU la-ye-ho-VAH ki-ga-OH ga-AH SUS ve-rokh-VO ra-MAH ba-YAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vata‘an {וַתַּעַן | va-ta-ʿan} introducing Miriam’s responsive declaration.
In context — Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD , for He has triumphed gloriously ; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:21, so the Hebrew word וַתַּ֥עַן (vataan) 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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.21.W1.S1) and character.