Exodus 18:7:5Exod.18.7.W5TAB
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙
vayishtakhu
“and bowed down”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-ta-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yish-tah-KHOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃ.taˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and bowed down
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yish-ta-KHU
- clause
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE mo-SHEH lik-RAT khot-NO va-yish-ta-KHU va-yish-sak-LO va-yish-a-LU eesh-leh-reh-EH-hoo leh-sha-LOM va-ya-VO-U ha-o-he-LAH
Exegesis
The actions vayishtakhu {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ | way-yish-ta-ḥû} and vayishaq-lō {וַיִּשַּׁק־ל֔וֹ | way-yish-ša-q-lō} depict customary gestures of reverence and affection.
In context — Exodus 18:7
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law , and he bowed down and kissed him, and they asked each other about their well-being , and they came into the tent.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 18:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (vayishtakhu) 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.18.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.7.W5.S1) and character.