Exodus 15:23:1Exod.15.23.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
vayavooo
“{And} they came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO-oo
- Extended
- vah-yah-VOH-oo
- IPA
- /waj.jaː.ˈvoː.ʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO-oo
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta
- clause
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM
- sentence
va-ya-VO-oo ma-RA-ta ve-LO yakh-LU lish-TOT MA-yim mim-ma-RA KEE ma-REEM HEM al-KEN ka-ra-she-MAH ma-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayavo’u {וַיָּבֹאוּ | wayyābō’û}, the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect indicating sequential action, and maratah {מָרָתָה | mārāṯā} functions as a locative marking movement toward Marah.
In context — Exodus 15:23
When they came to Marah, they found the water undrinkable ; therefore, the place was called Marah .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (vayavooo) 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.15.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W1.S1) and character.