Exodus 15:4:8Exod.15.4.W8TAB
טֻבְּע֥וּ
tubbeoo
“were sunk”
- Transliteration
- tub-be-OO
- Extended
- toob-beh-OO
- IPA
- /tub.bə.ˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were sunk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tub-be-OO
- phraseyour reading level
tub-be-OO ve-yam-SOOF
- clause
oo-miv-KHAR sha-li-SHAV tub-be-OO ve-yam-SOOF
- sentence
mar-ke-VOT par-O ve-khei-LO ya-RA va-YAM oo-miv-KHAR sha-li-SHAV tub-be-OO ve-yam-SOOF
Exegesis
A paratactic link introduces umivchar shalishav {וּמִבְחַ֥ר שָֽׁלִשָׁ֖יו | ū-miv-ḥār šā-li-šāw} ‘the choice of his officers,’ which is then followed by the Pual perfect tubu {טֻבְּע֥וּ | ṭub-bə-ʿū} ‘they were sunk.’
In context — Exodus 15:4
The chariots of Pharaoh and his army were cast into the sea, and the chosen officers were drowned in the Sea of Reeds.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:4, so the Hebrew word טֻבְּע֥וּ (tubbeoo) 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.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.4.W8.S1) and character.