Exodus 19:17:7Exod.19.17.W7TAB
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ
vayityatsevu
“{And} they took position”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-yat-se-VU
- Extended
- vah-yit-yat-seh-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.jat.səˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they took position
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-yat-se-VU
- clause
va-yit-yat-se-VU be-takh-TIT ha-HAR
- sentence
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH et-ha-AM lik-RAT ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-ma-kha-NEH va-yit-yat-se-VU be-takh-TIT ha-HAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase min hamachaneh {מִן־הַמַּחֲנֶה | min-ham-ma-ḥă-neh} marks departure, while the subsequent wayyiqtol vayyityatsevu {וַיִּתְיַצְּבּוּ | way-yit-yaṣ-ṣə-vû} in Hitpael conveys a deliberate, reflexive stance.
In context — Exodus 19:17
Moses brought the people out from the camp to meet God , and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 19:17, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ (vayityatsevu) 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.19.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.17.W7.S1) and character.