Exodus 15:25:1Exod.15.25.W1TAB
וַיִּצְעַ֣ק
vayitsak
“{And} he cried out”
- Transliteration
- va-yits-AK
- Extended
- vah-yits-AHK
- IPA
- /vaj.jits.ˈʕaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he cried out
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-yits-AK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-RE-hu ye-ho-VAH ETS va-yash-LEKH el-ha-MA-yim va-yim-te-KU ha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-RE-hu ye-ho-VAH ETS va-yash-LEKH el-ha-MA-yim va-yim-te-KU ha-MA-yim SHAM SAM LO KHOK u-mish-PAT ve-SHAM nis-SA-hu
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayitsaq {וַיִּצְעַ֣ק | va-yits-ʿaq} ‘and he cried out,’ highlighting Moses’ urgent petition.
Root and etymology
צ־ע־ק
“to cry out”
In context — Exodus 15:25
He cried out to the LORD , and the LORD showed him a tree. He threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He established for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 15:25, so the Hebrew word וַיִּצְעַ֣ק (vayitsak) 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.15.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.25.W1.S1) and character.