Exodus 19:20:12Exod.19.20.W12TAB
וַיַּ֥עַל
vayaal
“{And He} went up”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AL
- Extended
- vah-yah-AHL
- IPA
- /waj.jaˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} went up
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-AL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AL mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yik-RA Ye-ho-VAH le-mo-SHEH el-ROSH ha-HAR va-ya-AL mo-SHEH
- 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 sequence closes with vayaal mosheh {וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה | way-yāʿal mō-šeh} ‘and Moses ascended’, underscoring human response. English renders these as past-tense narrative verbs, preserving the precise locative structure to convey the sacred context.
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 19:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 19:20, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַל (vayaal) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.20.W12.S1) and character.