Exodus 17:9:6Exod.17.9.W6TAB
וְצֵ֖א
vetse
“and go out”
- Transliteration
- ve-TSE
- Extended
- veh-TSEH
- IPA
- /və.ˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and go out
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-TSE
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
A sequence of imperatives—bə-ḥar-lānû {בְּחַר־לָ֣נוּ | bə-ḥar-lānû} ‘choose for us’, wə-ṣēʾ {וְצֵ֖א | wə-ṣēʾ} ‘go out’, and the infinitive absolute hillāḥēm {הִלָּחֵ֣ם | hillāḥēm} ‘fight’—creates urgency.
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 17:9, so the Hebrew word וְצֵ֖א (vetse) 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.17.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W6.S1) and character.