Exodus 15:24:1Exod.15.24.W1TAB
וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ
vayillonu
“{And They} grumbled”
- Transliteration
- va-yil-LO-nu
- Extended
- vah-yil-LOH-noo
- IPA
- /waj.jil.ˈloː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} grumbled
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yil-LO-nu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-LO-nu ha-AM
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu ha-AM al-mo-SHEH leh-MOR mah-nish-TEH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb vayillonu {וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ | way-yi-llō-nû} ‘and they grumbled,’ a Piel imperfect with vav-consecutive that emphasizes sequential continuity and reproach.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־ן
“to murmur or grumble”
In context — Exodus 15:24
And the people grumbled against Moses , saying, “What are we to drink?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:24, so the Hebrew word וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ (vayillonu) 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.15.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.24.W1.S1) and character.