Exodus 15:23:4Exod.15.23.W4TAB
יָֽכְל֗וּ
yakhlu
“they were able”
- Transliteration
- yakh-LU
- Extended
- yahkh-LOO
- IPA
- /jaːx.ˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yakh-LU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO yakh-LU
- 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 inability clause velo yakhlu lishtot {וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת | wə-lōʼ yākhlû lištôt} combines negation with imperfect and infinitive construct.
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 15:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 15:23, so the Hebrew word יָֽכְל֗וּ (yakhlu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.23.W4.S1) and character.