Ezekiel 19:8:6Ezek.19.8.W6TAB
וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ
vayifresu
“and they spread out”
- Transliteration
- va-yif-re-SU
- Extended
- vah-yihf-reh-SOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jif.rəˈsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they spread 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yif-re-SU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v
- clause
va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v rish-TAM be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
- sentence
va-yit-NE-nu a-LA-v go-YIM sa-VIV mim-me-di-NOT va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v rish-TAM be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
Exegesis
The conjunction vav again introduces vayifresu {וַיִּפְרְשׂוּ | way-yip-rə-sū} ‘and they spread’, repeating the action to heighten the imagery.
In context — Ezekiel 19:8
Then the nations gathered against him on every side from the provinces ; they cast their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 19:8, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ (vayifresu) 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 Ezek.19.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.8.W6.S1) and character.