Exodus 16:12:14Exod.16.12.W14TAB
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם
vidatem
“you shall know”
- Transliteration
- vi-da-TEM
- Extended
- vih-dah-TEM
- IPA
- /vi.daʕˈtem/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vi-da-TEM
- clause
vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The sequential imperfects tōʾəklû and tiśbəʿû-lāḥem {תֹּאכְלוּ … תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־לָחֶם | tōʾəklû … tiśbəʿû-lāḥem} promise meat and bread satisfaction, while the vav-consecutive wîḏaʿtəm {וִידַעְתֶּם | wîḏaʿtəm} introduces the result clause.
In context — Exodus 16:12
I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם (vidatem) 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.16.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W14.S1) and character.