Numbers 16:43:1Num.16.43.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:8
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ
vayavou
“And they came”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO-u
- Extended
- vah-ya-VOH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaːˈvoː.uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- And they came
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' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u mo-SHEH
- clause
va-ya-VO-u mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-pe-NEI ha-O-hel
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-pe-NEI ha-O-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he came’, where the vav consecutive triggers sequential action.
In context — Numbers 16:43
And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:43, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (vayavou) 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.16.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.43.W1.S1) and character.