Exodus 19:8:3Exod.19.8.W3TAB
יַחְדָּו֙
yakhdav
“together”
- Transliteration
- yakh-DAV
- Extended
- yakh-DAAV
- IPA
- /jaħ.ˈdaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- together
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yakh-DAV
- 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 subject kol ha-am {כָל־הָעָ֤ם | kāl hā-ʿām} “all the people” underscores the collective response, with yaḥdav {יַחְדָּו֙ | yaḥ-dāw} “together” emphasizing unity.
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 19:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 19:8, so the Hebrew word יַחְדָּו֙ (yakhdav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.8.W3.S1) and character.