Exodus 24:9:1Exod.24.9.W1TAB
וַיַּ֥עַל
vayaal
“{And He} went up”
- Transliteration
- va-YA-al
- Extended
- vah-YAH-ahl
- IPA
- /waj.ˈja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} went up
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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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al mo-SHEH
- clause
va-YA-al mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON
- sentence
va-YA-al mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON na-DAV va-a-vi-HU ve-shiv-IM miz-zik-NEY yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive prefix attaching to the Qal imperfect verb in vaya’al {וַיַּ֥עַל | wayya‘al} ‘and he went up’, signaling sequential narrative progression.
In context — Exodus 24:9
And Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
About this coordinate
Exodus 24:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 24:9, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֥עַל (vayaal) 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.24.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.24.9.W1.S1) and character.