Exodus 39:3:1Exod.39.3.W1TAB
וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ
vayerakkeoo
“{And} they hammered out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-rak-ke-OO
- Extended
- vah-yeh-rahk-keh-OO
- IPA
- /vajə.raq.qəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} they hammered out
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-rak-ke-OO
- clause
va-ye-rak-ke-OO et-pa-KHEI haz-za-HAV ve-kit-TSETS pe-ti-LIM la-a-SOT be-TOHkh hat-te-KHE-let u-ve-TOHkh ha-ar-ga-MAN u-ve-TOHkh to-la-AT hash-sha-NEE u-ve-TOHkh hash-SHESH
- sentence
va-ye-rak-ke-OO et-pa-KHEI haz-za-HAV ve-kit-TSETS pe-ti-LIM la-a-SOT be-TOHkh hat-te-KHE-let u-ve-TOHkh ha-ar-ga-MAN u-ve-TOHkh to-la-AT hash-sha-NEE u-ve-TOHkh hash-SHESH ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel imperfect vayeraqqaʾû {וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ | way·yĕ·raq·qaʾû} ‘and they hammered out’ as a vav consecutive narrative marker.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–qoph–ayin
“to hammer out, spread”
In context — Exodus 39:3
They hammered out the gold into thin sheets and cut it into strands to weave among the blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen—the work of a craftsman .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 39:3, so the Hebrew word וַֽיְרַקְּע֞וּ (vayerakkeoo) 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.39.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.3.W1.S1) and character.