Exodus 17:15:1Exod.17.15.W1TAB
וַיִּ֥בֶן
vayiven
“{And He} built”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-VEN
- Extended
- vah-yih-VEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.ji.ˈvɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} built
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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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-VEN mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yi-VEN mo-SHEH miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-yi-VEN mo-SHEH miz-BE-akh va-yik-RA she-MO Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayiven {וַיִּבֶן | wayyiḇen} ‘and he built’, a narrative perfective that advances the storyline.
In context — Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar and named it, “The LORD is my banner .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 17:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֥בֶן (vayiven) 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.15.W1.S1) and character.