Exodus 16:17:1Exod.16.17.W1TAB
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֖ן
vayaasookhen
“{And they} did so”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
- Extended
- vah-yah-ah-soo-KHEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ʕă.suː.ˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And they} did so
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
- clause
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive vayaasu {וַיַּעֲשׂוּ | way-yaʿăśû} “and they did,” linking back to the preceding command on manna.
The adverb ken {כֵן | kēn} “so” signals direct compliance.
In context — Exodus 16:17
The sons of Israel complied with the command, gathering as directed—some gathering abundantly and some gathering little.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:17, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֖ן (vayaasookhen) 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.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.17.W1.S1) and character.