Exodus 19:7:1Exod.19.7.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֣א
vayavo
“and came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO
- Extended
- vah-yaa-VOH
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and came
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH
- clause
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM
- sentence
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM va-ya-SEM lif-NEI-hem ET kol-had-de-va-RIM ha-EI-leh a-SHER tsi-VA-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} 'and he came' introduces Moses as the actor, followed by vayikra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyiqrāʾ} 'and he called' marking the summoning of the leaders, and wayyāśem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wayyāśem} 'and he set' indicating presentation of content.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-vav-aleph
“to come”
In context — Exodus 19:7
Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and placed before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:7, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֣א (vayavo) 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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.7.W1.S1) and character.