Exodus 15:9:3Exod.15.9.W3TAB
אֶרְדֹּ֥ף
erdof
“I will pursue”
- Transliteration
- er-DOF
- Extended
- ehr-DOHF
- IPA
- /ʔɛr.ˈdoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will pursue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-DOF
- phraseyour reading level
er-DOF a-SIG
- clause
a-MAR o-YEV er-DOF a-SIG a-khal-LEK sha-LAL
- sentence
a-MAR o-YEV er-DOF a-SIG a-khal-LEK sha-LAL tim-la-E-mo naf-SHI a-RIK khar-BI to-ri-SHE-mo ya-DI
Exegesis
A paratactic sequence of imperfect verbs—erdof {אֶרְדֹּף | ʾer-dōf} ‘I pursue’, asig {אַשִּׂיג | ʾa-ssîg} ‘I overtake’, achallek {אֲחַלֵּק | ă-chal-lêq} ‘I divide’—builds escalating threat.
In context — Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, “I will pursue them; I will overtake them; I will divide the spoil; my soul will be filled with them. I will draw out my sword, and my hand will dispossess them.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 15:9, so the Hebrew word אֶרְדֹּ֥ף (erdof) 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.9.W3.S1) and character.