Exodus 19:14:1Exod.19.14.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧רֶד
vayered
“and went down”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-RED
- Extended
- vah-yeh-REHD
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈrɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and went down
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-RED
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH
- clause
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH min-ha-HAR el-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ye-RED mo-SHEH min-ha-HAR el-ha-AM va-ye-ka-DESH et-ha-AM va-ye-khab-be-SU sim-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The opening verb vayered {וַיֵּ֧רֶד | way-yē-reḏ} ‘and he went down’ identifies Moses as the actor, with min-hahar {מִן־הָהָ֖ר | min-hā-hār} ‘from the mountain’ marking the action’s origin and el-ha-am {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel-hā-ʿām} ‘to the people’ its destination, underscoring Moses’ mediatory role.
Root and etymology
Rooty-r-d
“to go down, descend”
In context — Exodus 19:14
Moses came down from the mountain to the people, consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:14, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֧רֶד (vayered) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.14.W1.S1) and character.