Exodus 19:20:1Exod.19.20.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֧רֶד
vayered
“{And He} descended”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-red
- Extended
- vah-YEH-rehd
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjeː.rɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} descended
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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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YE-red Ye-ho-VAH al-HAR si-NAI el-ROSH ha-HAR
- sentence
va-YE-red Ye-ho-VAH al-HAR si-NAI el-ROSH ha-HAR va-yik-RA Ye-ho-VAH le-mo-SHEH el-ROSH ha-HAR va-ya-AL mo-SHEH
Exegesis
The narrative employs a sequence of vav-consecutive imperfect verbs, beginning with vayered {וַיֵּ֧רֶד | way-yē-red} ‘and he descended’ which identifies YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the acting subject.
Root and etymology
y-r-d
“to descend”
In context — Exodus 19:20
And the LORD descended to the summit of Mount Sinai; the LORD called Moses to the summit, and Moses ascended.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:20, 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.19.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.20.W1.S1) and character.