Nehemiah 13:3:4Neh.13.3.W4TAB
וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ
vayavdilu
“and they separated”
- Transliteration
- va-yav-di-LU
- Extended
- vah-yav-dih-LOO
- IPA
- /vaj.javd.diˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they separated
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yav-di-LU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev
- clause
va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev mi-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-sha-me-AM ET-ha-to-RA va-yav-di-LU KAL-e-rev mi-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The hiphil imperfect wayyabdîlû {וַיַּבְדִּילוּ | wayyabdîlû} ‘they separated’ conveys causative intent, underscoring a deliberate communal action.
In context — Nehemiah 13:3
And it happened, when they heard the law , that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Nehemiah 13:3, so the Hebrew word וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ (vayavdilu) 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 Neh.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.3.W4.S1) and character.