Exodus 18:23:5Exod.18.23.W5TAB
וְצִוְּךָ֣
vehtsivkha
“and he will command you”
- Transliteration
- veh-tsiv-KHA
- Extended
- veh-tsiv-KHAA
- IPA
- /vətsivˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will command you
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-tsiv-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM
- clause
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD
- sentence
IM et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH ta-a-SEH veh-tsiv-KHA e-lo-HIM veh-yah-khal-TA a-MOD veh-GAM kol-ha-AM ha-ZEH al-me-ko-MO yah-VO be-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The Piel perfect in ve-tsivvecha {וְצִוְּךָ | wə-ṣiwwəḵā} ‘and He commanded you’ conveys decisive divine commissioning by Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm}.
In context — Exodus 18:23
If you do this matter , and God commands you, then you will be able to stand, and also all the people will come to their place in peace.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:23, so the Hebrew word וְצִוְּךָ֣ (vehtsivkha) 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.18.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.23.W5.S1) and character.