Exodus 20:18:4Exod.20.18.W4TAB
וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם
vehehthahlahpeedeem
“and the flashes”
- Transliteration
- veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM
- Extended
- veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʔet.hal.la.piˈdim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the flashes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM
- clause
veh-KHOL-hah-AM ro-EEM et-ha-KO-LOT veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM ve-ET KOL ha-SHO-FAR veh-EHT-hah-HAR a-SHEEN
- sentence
veh-KHOL-hah-AM ro-EEM et-ha-KO-LOT veh-EHT-hah-lah-PEE-DEEM ve-ET KOL ha-SHO-FAR veh-EHT-hah-HAR a-SHEEN vah-YAR ha-AM vah-yah-NU-oo vah-yah-AM-DOO meh-rah-KHOK
Exegesis
The repeated direct object markers et {אֶת / וְאֶת / וְאֵת | ʾeṯ / wə-ʾeṯ / wə-ʾeṯ} introduce a cumulative list of theophanic manifestations: kolot {הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת | ha-kkō-lōt} ‘voices’, hallapidim {הַלַּפִּידִם | hal-lap-pî-ḏîm} ‘flashes of fire’, qol hashofar {ק֣וֹל הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר | qōl ha-šō-pār} ‘sound of the trumpet’, and hahar ashen {עָשֵׁ֑ן | hā-hār ʿā-šēn} ‘the mountain smoking’.
Root and etymology
l-p-dlamed–pe–dalet
“torch, flame”
In context — Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the voices and the flashes of fire , the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; the people trembled and stood at a distance.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם (vehehthahlahpeedeem) 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.20.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.18.W4.S1) and character.