Exodus 16:31:1Exod.16.31.W1TAB
וַיִּקְרְא֧וּ
vayikreu
“{And They} called”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-re-U
- Extended
- vah-yik-reh-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiq.rəˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} called
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yik-re-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-re-U beit-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yik-re-U beit-yis-ra-EL et-she-MO MAN
- sentence
va-yik-re-U beit-yis-ra-EL et-she-MO MAN ve-HU ke-ZE-ra GAD la-VAN ve-ta-MO ke-tsap-pee-KHIT bid-VASH
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the wayyiqtol form of the verb wayyiqre’u {וַיִּקְרְא֧וּ | wayyiqrəʾû} ‘and they called,’ which follows the past narrative sequence through the vav-consecutive and introduces the act of naming.
In context — Exodus 16:31
The house of Israel gave it the name manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like a wafer with honey.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:31, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְרְא֧וּ (vayikreu) 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.16.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.31.W1.S1) and character.