Exodus 16:4:11Exod.16.4.W11TAB
וְלָֽקְטוּ֙
velaktu
“and gather”
- Transliteration
- ve-lak-TU
- Extended
- veh-lahk-TOO
- IPA
- /wə.laːq.ˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lak-TU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU
- clause
ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Exegesis
The coordinated perfect verbs veyatsa {וְיָצָ֨א | wə-yā-ṣāʾ} and velaketu {וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ | wə-lā-qə-ṭû} sequence Israel’s response.
Root and etymology
l-q-ṭlamed–qoph–tet
“to gather, pick up”
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ (velaktu) 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.16.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W11.S1) and character.