Exodus 19:10:9Exod.19.10.W9TAB
וְכִבְּס֖וּ
vekhibsu
“and let them wash”
- Transliteration
- ve-khib-SU
- Extended
- veh-khihb-SOO
- IPA
- /vəxibˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and let them wash
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khib-SU
- clause
ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-she LEKH el-ha-AM ve-ki-dash-TAM ha-YOM u-ma-KHAR ve-khib-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The final Piel perfect vekhibbesu simlotam {וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם | wəḵibbəsû śimlōtām} prescribes washing garments as preparatory rite.
Root and etymology
k-b-skaph–beth–samekh
“to wash, launder”
In context — Exodus 19:10
The LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people; consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 19:10, so the Hebrew word וְכִבְּס֖וּ (vekhibsu) 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.19.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.10.W9.S1) and character.