Exodus 2:18:5Exod.2.18.W5TAB
מַדּ֛וּעַ
maddua
“why”
- Transliteration
- mad-DU-a
- Extended
- mahd-DOO-ah
- IPA
- /mad.ˈduː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mad-DU-a
- clause
va-YO-mer mad-DU-a mi-har-TEN BO ha-YOM
- sentence
va-ta-VO-na el-re-u-EL a-vi-HEN va-YO-mer mad-DU-a mi-har-TEN BO ha-YOM
Exegesis
The interrogative maddua {מַדּוּעַ | mad-dû-ʿa} ‘why’ heads the question.
In context — Exodus 2:18
And they came to Reuel their father, and he said, “Why have you hurried to come today?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 2:18, so the Hebrew word מַדּ֛וּעַ (maddua) 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.2.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.18.W5.S1) and character.