Jonah 1:16:8Jonah.1.16.W8TAB
וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּ
vayideru
“and they vowed”
- Transliteration
- va-yid-e-RU
- Extended
- vah-yid-eh-ROO
- IPA
- /vaj.jid.dəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they vowed
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yid-e-RU
- clause
va-yiz-be-KHU-ZE-vakh la-ye-ho-VAH va-yid-e-RU ne-da-RIM
- sentence
va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM yir-e-A ge-do-LA ET-ye-ho-VAH va-yiz-be-KHU-ZE-vakh la-ye-ho-VAH va-yid-e-RU ne-da-RIM
Exegesis
The verse unfolds as a rapid sequence of wayyiqtol actions, using vayirʾu {וַיִּֽירְא֧וּ | wayyîrʾû} ‘and they feared,’ followed by vayyizbəḥû-zeḇaḥ {וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־זֶ֙בַח֙ | wayyizbəḥû-zeḇaḥ} ‘and they sacrificed a sacrifice,’ and then wayyiddərû {וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּ | wayyiddərû} ‘and they vowed,’ presenting fear, worship, and commitment as a single escalating response.
In context — Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows .
About this coordinate
Jonah 1:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jonah 1:16, so the Hebrew word וַֽיִּדְּר֖וּ (vayideru) 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 Jonah.1.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.1.16.W8.S1) and character.