Numbers 15:33:1Num.15.33.W1TAB
וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ
vayakreevu
“And they brought near”
- Transliteration
- va-yak-REE-vu
- Extended
- vah-yak-REE-voo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaqˈriːvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And they brought near
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yak-REE-vu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-REE-vu o-TO
- clause
va-yak-REE-vu o-TO ha-mots-EEM o-TO me-ko-SHESH e-TSEEM
- sentence
va-yak-REE-vu o-TO ha-mots-EEM o-TO me-ko-SHESH e-TSEEM el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON ve-el-KOL-ha-ey-DAH
Exegesis
The narrative begins with vayyaqrivu {וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ | wayyaqrîvû} ‘and they brought near’, which introduces a sequential action using the Hiphil imperfect to express causative motion.
In context — Numbers 15:33
And those who found him gathering wood brought him near to Moses and to Aaron, and to all the congregation .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:33, so the Hebrew word וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ (vayakreevu) 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.15.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.33.W1.S1) and character.