Ezekiel 20:28:9Ezek.20.28.W9TAB

וַיִּרְא֣וּ

vayiru

and they saw

Transliteration
va-yir-U
Extended
vah-yir-OO
IPA
/vaj.jirˈʔuː/

Meaning by language

English
and they saw

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּרְ + א֣וּ
va + yir + u
vayiru

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yir-U

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA

  3. clause

    va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem

  4. sentence

    va-a-vi-EM el-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-sa-TI et-ya-DI la-TET o-TAH la-HEM va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem va-yit-NU-SHAM ka-AS kar-ba-NAM va-ya-si-MU SHAM RE-aakh ni-KHO-khe-hem va-ya-si-KHU SHAM et-nis-KHE-hem

In contextEzekiel 20:28

And I brought them to the land which I lifted up my hand to give to them; and they saw every high hill and every thick tree, and there they sacrificed their sacrifices and presented the provocation of their offering. There they placed the fragrance of their soothing aromas and poured out their drink offerings.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 20:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:28, so the Hebrew word וַיִּרְא֣וּ (vayiru) 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.20.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.28.W9.S1) and character.