Exodus 16:30:1Exod.16.30.W1TAB
וַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּ
vayishbetu
“{And they} rested”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-be-TU
- Extended
- vah-yish-beh-TOO
- IPA
- /waj.jiʃ.bə.ˈθuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And they} rested
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-be-TU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-be-TU ha-AM
- sentence
va-yish-be-TU ha-AM ba-YOM hash-vi-I
Exegesis
The verse presents a single narrative clause introduced by the wayyiqtol verb vayyishbetu {וַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּ | wayyiš-bə-ṯû} ‘and they rested’, continuing the manna-gathering sequence.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–beth–tav
“to cease, rest”
In context — Exodus 16:30
So the people ceased from all work and rested on the seventh day .
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:30, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּ (vayishbetu) 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.16.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.30.W1.S1) and character.