Exodus 19:7:6Exod.19.7.W6TAB
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם
vayasem
“and set”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SEM
- Extended
- vah-yaa-SEHM
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ˈsem/
Meaning by language
- English
- and set
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-SEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-SEM lif-NEI-hem
- clause
va-ya-SEM lif-NEI-hem ET kol-had-de-va-RIM ha-EI-leh a-SHER tsi-VA-hu Ye-ho-VAH
- 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.
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 19:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 19:7, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (vayasem) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.7.W6.S1) and character.