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
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-I-tsu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM
- clause
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR
- 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 context — Genesis 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.