Exodus 17:10:1Exod.17.10.W1TAB
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
vayaas
“{And He} did”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AS
- Extended
- vah-yah-AHS
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} did
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-AS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a
- clause
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol form vayyaas {וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way-yaʿaś} ‘and he did,’ continuing the narrative momentum.
In context — Exodus 17:10
Joshua obeyed Moses’ spoken command and fought Amalek . Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascended to the summit of the hill.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayaas) 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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W1.S1) and character.