Exodus 20:24:4Exod.20.24.W4TAB
וְזָבַחְתָּ֣
vezavakhta
“and you shall sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ve-za-vakh-TA
- Extended
- veh-zah-vahkh-TAA
- IPA
- /və.zaː.vaħ.ˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall sacrifice
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-za-vakh-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV
- clause
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha
- sentence
miz-BAKH a-da-MA ta-a-seh-LI ve-za-vakh-TA a-LAV et-o-lo-TEY-kha ve-et-she-la-MEY-kha et-tsohn-KHA ve-et-be-ka-RE-kha be-khol-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER az-KIR et-she-MI a-VO e-LE-kha u-ve-rakh-TI-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction waw and perfect verb vezavachta {וְזָבַחְתָּ | wə-zā-vaḥ-tā} ‘and you shall sacrifice’ continues the imperatival sequence.
In context — Exodus 20:24
You shall make an earth altar for Me and there sacrifice your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, from your flock and from your cattle; in every place where I cause My name to be commemorated, I will come to you and bless you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 20:24, so the Hebrew word וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ (vezavakhta) 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.20.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.24.W4.S1) and character.