Numbers 20:15:1Num.20.15.W1TAB
וַיֵּרְד֤וּ
vayerdu
“and our fathers went down”
- Transliteration
- va-yer-DU
- Extended
- vah-yehr-DOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːrˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and our fathers went down
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yer-DU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu
- clause
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM
- sentence
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM va-ya-RE-u la-NU mits-RA-yim ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
Exegesis
The verb vayeirdu {וַיֵּרְד֤וּ | wâ-yē-rə-ḏû} ‘went down’ introduces the descent of avoteinu {אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ă-vo-tê-nû}, with the locative he in mitzraymah {מִצְרַ֔יְמָה | mî-ṣ-rā-y-māh} marking entry into Egypt.
Root and etymology
y-r-dyod–resh–dalet
“descend”
In context — Numbers 20:15
Our fathers descended into Egypt, and we dwelt there for many days ; and Egypt oppressed us and our fathers.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 20:15, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּרְד֤וּ (vayerdu) 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.20.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.15.W1.S1) and character.