Exodus 16:18:1Exod.16.18.W1TAB
וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ
vayamoddu
“{And} they measured”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MOD-du
- Extended
- vah-yah-MOHD-doo
- IPA
- /waj.jaː.ˈmod.duː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they measured
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-MOD-du
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer
- clause
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer ve-LO he-ed-DEEF ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET LO he-khe-SEER
- sentence
va-ya-MOD-du va-O-mer ve-LO he-ed-DEEF ha-mar-BEH ve-ha-mam-EET LO he-khe-SEER EESH le-fee-okh-LO la-ka-TU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol form vayyamoddu {וַיָּמֹדּוּ | way-yā-mōd-dû} “and they measured,” which links to the preceding manna narrative.
In context — Exodus 16:18
When they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have surplus , and the one who gathered little did not have shortage ; each man gathered according to his eating.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:18, so the Hebrew word וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ (vayamoddu) 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.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.18.W1.S1) and character.