Exodus 16:17:4Exod.16.17.W4TAB
וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ
vayilketu
“{And} they gathered”
- Transliteration
- va-yil-ke-TU
- Extended
- vah-yil-keh-TOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jil.qəˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yil-ke-TU
- clause
va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
- sentence
va-ya-a-soo-KHEN be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yil-ke-TU ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET
Exegesis
A second vav-consecutive, vayilketu {וַיִּלְקְטוּ | way-yil-qəṭû} “and they gathered,” describes the action.
Root and etymology
l-q-ṭlamed–qoph–tet
“to gather, pick up”
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 16:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 16:17, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ (vayilketu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.17.W4.S1) and character.