Exodus 15:5:3Exod.15.5.W3TAB
יָרְד֥וּ
yardu
“they went down”
- Transliteration
- yar-DU
- Extended
- yahr-DOO
- IPA
- /jaːrˈðuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they went down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yar-DU
- phraseyour reading level
yar-DU vim-tso-LOT
- clause
yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
- sentence
te-ho-MOT ye-khas-YU-mu yar-DU vim-tso-LOT ke-mo-A-ven
Exegesis
The Qal perfect yardu {יָרְדוּ | yā-rə-dū} then conveys completed descent.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–daleth
“to descend”
In context — Exodus 15:5
The deep waters covered them; they sank into the depths like a stone .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:5, so the Hebrew word יָרְד֥וּ (yardu) 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.15.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.5.W3.S1) and character.