Psalm 18:10:3Ps.18.10.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:11
וַיָּעֹ֑ף
vayaof
“and he flew”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-OF
- Extended
- vah-yaa-OHF
- IPA
- /vajːaˈʕof/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he flew
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' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-OF
- clause
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF
- sentence
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF va-YE-de al-kan-FEI-RU-akh
Exegesis
The successive wayyiqtol verbs vayaof {וַיָּעֹף | wa-yāʿôp} ‘and He flew’ and vayedea {וַיֵּדֶא | wa-yē-deʾ} ‘and He soared’ form a climactic sequence emphasizing ascending motion.
In context — Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and He flew; indeed, He soared upon the wings of the wind .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:10, so the Hebrew word וַיָּעֹ֑ף (vayaof) 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 Ps.18.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.10.W3.S1) and character.