Numbers 17:12:1Num.17.12.W1TABWLC Numbers 17:27

וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ

vayitsaku

and they cried out

Transliteration
va-yits-a-KU
Extended
vah-yits-ʔa-KU
IPA
/vaj.tsʕaˈquː/

Meaning by language

English
and they cried out

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּצְ + עֲ + ק֣וּ
va + yits + a + ku
vayitsaku

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tsadets as in cats
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-yits-a-KU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yits-a-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-yits-a-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-MO-sheh

  4. sentence

    va-yits-a-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL el-MO-sheh le-MOR HEN ga-va-NU a-vad-NU ku-la-NU a-vad-NU

In contextNumbers 17:12

And the sons of Israel said to Moses , saying, “Look, we have perished ; we are ruined; all of us are ruined.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 17:12, so the Hebrew word וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ (vayitsaku) 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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.12.W1.S1) and character.