Exodus 19:1:9Exod.19.1.W9TAB
בָּ֖אוּ
baau
“they came”
- Transliteration
- BAA-u
- Extended
- BAA-oo
- IPA
- /baˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they came
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BAA-u
- clause
ba-YOM ha-ZEH BAA-u mid-BAR see-NAI
- sentence
ba-KHO-desh ha-shlee-SHEE leh-TSE-et beh-NEE-yis-ra-EL meh-EH-rets mits-RAA-yim ba-YOM ha-ZEH BAA-u mid-BAR see-NAI
Exegesis
The main verb bau {בָּ֖אוּ | bā-ʾû} ‘they came’ introduces the narrative motion, and the construct midbar Sinai {מִדְבַּ֥ר סִינָֽי | mid-bār sî-nāy} ‘wilderness of Sinai’ designates the destination. This stepwise progression from general timeframe to exact day emphasizes Sinai’s central role in Israel’s covenant journey.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-vav-aleph
“to come”
In context — Exodus 19:1
In the third month after the sons of Israel went out from the land of Egypt, on that same day they entered the wilderness of Sinai.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 19:1, so the Hebrew word בָּ֖אוּ (baau) 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.19.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.1.W9.S1) and character.