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
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yir-U
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA
- clause
va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.