Numbers 11:2:4Num.11.2.W4TAB
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל
vayitpallel
“and prayed”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-pal-LEL
- Extended
- vah-yit-pal-LEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.tipalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and prayed
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-pal-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-pal-LEL MO-sheh
- clause
va-yit-pal-LEL MO-sheh el-ye-ho-VAH va-tish-KA ha-ESH
- sentence
va-yits-AK ha-AM el-MO-sheh va-yit-pal-LEL MO-sheh el-ye-ho-VAH va-tish-KA ha-ESH
Exegesis
The Hitpael stem in vayitpallel {וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל | va-yit-pal-lēl} intensifies the reflexive act of prayer.
Root and etymology
פ־ל־ל
“to intercede, judge”
In context — Numbers 11:2
And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD , and the fire subsided.
About this coordinate
Numbers 11:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 11:2, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (vayitpallel) 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 Num.11.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.11.2.W4.S1) and character.