Exodus 18:9:1Exod.18.9.W1TAB
וַיִּ֣חַדְּ
vayikhad
“{And He} rejoiced”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-KHAD
- Extended
- vah-yih-KHAHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jiˈħad/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} rejoiced
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yi-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-KHAD yit-RO
- clause
va-yi-KHAD yit-RO AL kol-ha-to-VA a-SHER-a-SAH Ye-ho-VAH le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yi-KHAD yit-RO AL kol-ha-to-VA a-SHER-a-SAH Ye-ho-VAH le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER hi-TSEE-lo miy-YAD mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the wayyiqtol verb wayyichad {וַיִּחַדְּ | wayyiḥad} ‘and he rejoiced’, creating a marked verb–subject order by placing Jethro {יִתְרוֹ | yiṯrô} immediately after to highlight his emotional response.
Root and etymology
y-ḥ-dyod–ḥet–dalet
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Exodus 18:9
And Jethro rejoiced over all the good that the LORD had done for Israel, for He had rescued them from the hand of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּ֣חַדְּ (vayikhad) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.9.W1.S1) and character.