Exodus 18:27:1Exod.18.27.W1TAB
וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח
vajəshalˈlakh
“and sent away”
- Transliteration
- va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH
- Extended
- vah-jeh-shal-ˈLAAKH
- IPA
- /vajə.ʃal.ˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sent away
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE
- clause
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE et-khot-ˈNO
- sentence
va-jə-shal-ˈLAKH mo-ˈSHE et-khot-ˈNO va-ˈYE-lekh ˈLO el-ˈAR-tso
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayeshallach {וַיְשַׁלַּח | wayšallaḥ} ‘and he sent away,’ a Piel wayyiqtol verb that continues the narrative and signals Moses’ action toward his father-in-law.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥshin–lamed–heth
“to send, dispatch”
In context — Exodus 18:27
So Moses released his father-in-law , and he went back to his own land.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:27, so the Hebrew word וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח (vajəshalˈlakh) 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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.27.W1.S1) and character.