Exodus 18:25:5Exod.18.25.W5TAB
וַיִתֵּ֥ן
vayitten
“{And} he appointed”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-TEN
- Extended
- vah-yit-TEHN
- IPA
- /vaj.jitˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he appointed
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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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-yit-TEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN o-TAM
- 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.
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 18:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:25, so the Hebrew word וַיִתֵּ֥ן (vayitten) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.25.W5.S1) and character.