Exodus 18:10:2Exod.18.10.W2TAB
יִתְרוֹ֒
yitro
“Jethro”
- Transliteration
- yit-RO
- Extended
- yit-ROH
- IPA
- /jit.ˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jethro
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-RO
- clause
va-YO-mer yit-RO ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-TSIL et-KHEM miy-YAD mits-RA-yim oo-miy-YAD par-O
- sentence
va-YO-mer yit-RO ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-TSIL et-KHEM miy-YAD mits-RA-yim oo-miy-YAD par-O a-SHER hi-TSIL et-ha-AM mit-TA-khat yahd-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The subject yitro {יִתְרוֹ֒ | yiṯ-rô} follows the verb, reflecting Hebrew verb–subject order.
In context — Exodus 18:10
And Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD , who has rescued you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of Pharaoh, who has delivered the people from under the hand of Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 18:10, so the Hebrew word יִתְרוֹ֒ (yitro) 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.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.10.W2.S1) and character.