Exodus 17:4:1Exod.17.4.W1TAB
וַיִּצְעַ֤ק
vayitsak
“{And He} cried out”
- Transliteration
- va-yits-AK
- Extended
- vah-yits-AHK
- IPA
- /vaj.jits.ˈʕaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} cried out
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
va-yits-AK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH OD me-AT u-se-ka-lu-NI
Exegesis
The narrative opens with wayyitsaq {וַיִּצְעַק | wayyiṣaq} ‘and he cried out’, a Qal wayyiqtol form that expresses urgent appeal.
Root and etymology
tsade-ayin-qoph
“to cry out, call for help”
In context — Exodus 17:4
Moses cried out to the LORD , “What should I do for this people? They are nearly ready to stone me.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 17:4, so the Hebrew word וַיִּצְעַ֤ק (vayitsak) 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.17.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.4.W1.S1) and character.