Exodus 19:8:1Exod.19.8.W1TAB
וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ
vayaanu
“and answered”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-a-NU
- Extended
- vah-ya-ah-NUU
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ʕaˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and answered
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-a-NU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV
- clause
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV va-yom-RU KOL a-sher-dih-BEHR Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU khol-ha-AM yakh-DAV va-yom-RU KOL a-sher-dih-BEHR Ye-ho-VAH na-a-SEH va-ya-SHEV mo-SHEH et-div-REE ha-AM el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol form vaya'anu {וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ | way-ya-ʿă-nû} “and they answered,” which initiates the narrative action.
In context — Exodus 19:8
All the people answered as one and said, “Everything that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” And Moses brought the people’s words back to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (vayaanu) 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.19.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.8.W1.S1) and character.