Exodus 39:3:4Exod.39.3.W4TAB

וְקִצֵּ֣ץ

vekittsets

{and} he cut

Transliteration
ve-kit-TSETS
Extended
veh-kit-TSEHTS
IPA
/və.qitˈtseːts/

Meaning by language

English
{and} he cut

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + קִ + צֵּ֣ץ
ve + kit + tsets
vekittsets

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-kit-TSETS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-kit-TSETS pe-ti-LIM

  3. 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

  4. 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 subsequent vav consecutive verb we-qitses {וְקִצֵּ֣ץ | wə·qiṣ·ṣēṣ} ‘and he cut’ links the next action.

In contextExodus 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 39:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 39:3, so the Hebrew word וְקִצֵּ֣ץ (vekittsets) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.3.W4.S1) and character.