Exodus 39:8:1Exod.39.8.W1TAB
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ
vayaas
“{And} he made”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-AS
- Extended
- vah-yah-AHS
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ˈʕas/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he made
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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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-AS
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen
- clause
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD
- sentence
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb wayyaʿaś {וַיַּ֧עַשׂ | wayyaʿaś} ‘and he made’, continuing the construction narrative.
In context — Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastpiece , a work of a skillful craftsman , like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 39:8, so the Hebrew word וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (vayaas) 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.39.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.8.W1.S1) and character.