Exodus 18:25:1Exod.18.25.W1TAB
וַיִּבְחַ֨ר
vayivkhar
“{And He} chose”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-KHAR
- Extended
- vah-yiv-KHAR
- IPA
- /vaj.jivˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} chose
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-yiv-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil
- clause
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil mik-kol-yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN o-TAM ra-SHIM al-ha-AM
- sentence
va-yiv-KHAR mo-SHEH an-shei-KHA-yil mik-kol-yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN o-TAM ra-SHIM al-ha-AM sa-REI a-la-FIM sa-REI meh-OT sa-REI kha-mi-SHIM ve-sa-REI a-sa-ROT
Exegesis
The narrative features two sequential wayyiqtol verbs, vayivchar {וַיִּבְחַ֨ר | way-yib-ḥar} ‘and he chose’ and vayiten {וַיִתֵּן | way-yit-tēn} ‘and he appointed’, framing Moses’ leadership actions.
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–heth–resh
“to choose, select”
In context — Exodus 18:25
And Moses selected men of valor from all Israel, and he set them as heads over the people—chiefs over thousands, chiefs over hundreds, chiefs over fifties, and chiefs over tens.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:25, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְחַ֨ר (vayivkhar) 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.18.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.25.W1.S1) and character.