Genesis 19:15:4Gen.19.15.W4TAB

וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ

vayaitsu

{And They} urged

Transliteration
va-ya-I-tsu
Extended
vah-yah-EE-tsoo
IPA
/vaj.ja.ˈʔi.tsuː/

Meaning by language

English
{And They} urged

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יָּ + אִ֥י + צוּ
va + ya + i + tsu
vayaitsu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tsadets as in cats
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ya-I-tsu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM

  3. clause

    u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR

  4. sentence

    u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR

Exegesis

The wayyiqtol form wa-yā-ʾî-ṣû {וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ | wa-yā-ʾî-ṣû} then conveys urgent action by ha-mal-ʾā-kîm {הַמַּלְאָכִים | ham-mal-ʾā-kîm}.

In contextGenesis 19:15

As the dawn was rising, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are found here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 19:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:15, so the Hebrew word וַיָּאִ֥יצוּ (vayaitsu) 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 Gen.19.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.15.W4.S1) and character.