Exodus 18:8:1Exod.18.8.W1TAB
וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר
vayesaper
“and recounted”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-sa-PER
- Extended
- vah-yeh-sa-PEHR
- IPA
- /vajəsapˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and recounted
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-sa-PER
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-sa-PER mo-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-sa-PER mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ET kol-a-SHER a-SA Ye-ho-VAH le-par-O oo-le-mits-RA-yim al o-DOT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-sa-PER mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ET kol-a-SHER a-SA Ye-ho-VAH le-par-O oo-le-mits-RA-yim al o-DOT yis-ra-EL ET kol-hat-te-la-AH a-SHER me-tsa-a-TAM ba-DE-rekh va-yats-tsi-LEM Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol form vayesaper {וַיְסַפֵּר | way-sap-pēr} ‘and he recounted’, which sets the stage for Moses’ detailed report.
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–pe–resh
“to count, recount”
In context — Exodus 18:8
And Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt on account of Israel, all the hardship that had met them on the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:8, so the Hebrew word וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר (vayesaper) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.8.W1.S1) and character.