Exodus 17:8:1Exod.17.8.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֖א
vayavo
“{And He} came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO
- Extended
- vah-yah-VOH
- IPA
- /waj.jaː.ˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO
- clause
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
Exegesis
vayyavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came’ introduces the subject ʿămālēq, and vayyillāḥem {וַיִּלָּחֶם | wayyillāḥem} ‘and he fought’ continues the action. The Niphal stem in vayyillāḥem signals reflexive battle engagement.
In context — Exodus 17:8
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 17:8, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֖א (vayavo) 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.17.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.8.W1.S1) and character.