Exodus 2:23:8Exod.2.23.W8TAB
וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ
vayeankhu
“{And They} groaned”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-an-KHU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ahn-KHOO
- IPA
- /waj.jeː.ʔaːnˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And They} groaned
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-an-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU va-ta-AL sha-va-TAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-a-vo-DA
Exegesis
The coordinated result clauses vayyē’anḥū {וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ | wə-yē-’an-ḥū} ‘and they groaned’ and vayyiz‘āqū {וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ | wə-yiz-’ā-qū} ‘and they cried out’ highlight the shift from internal lament to vocal petition.
In context — Exodus 2:23
After many days the king of Egypt died. The sons of Israel groaned under the labor and cried out, and their cry for help rose up to God from the labor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 2:23, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ (vayeankhu) 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.2.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.23.W8.S1) and character.