Exodus 16:2:1Exod.16.2.W1TAB
וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ
vayillonu
“{And They} grumbled”
- Transliteration
- va-yil-LO-nu
- Extended
- vah-yihl-LOH-noo
- IPA
- /vaj.jil.ˈloː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} grumbled
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yil-LO-nu
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON bam-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb vayilinu {וילינו | way-yil-lî-nû} followed by the near-identical vayilonu {וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ | way-yil-lō-nû}, intensifying the mood of discontent.
In context — Exodus 16:2
In the wilderness, the entire assembly of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּ (vayillonu) 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.2.W1.S1) and character.