Psalm 18:15:1Ps.18.15.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:16
וַיְגָ֥לוּ
vayegalu
“then were uncovered”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-GA-lu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-GAA-lu
- IPA
- /vajəˈɡaːlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- then were uncovered
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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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-GA-lu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim
- clause
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim va-yig-GA-lu mos-de-VOT te-VEL
- sentence
va-ye-GA-lu a-fi-KEI MA-yim va-yig-GA-lu mos-de-VOT te-VEL mi-ga-a-RA-te-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-nish-MAT RU-akh a-PE-kha
Exegesis
The passage opens with the vav-consecutive Niphal verbs vayera’u {וַיְּרָאוּ | way-yə-rā-ʾû} ‘and they were seen’ and vayigalu {וַיִּגָלוּ | way-yi-ga-lû} ‘and were uncovered,’ establishing a sequential theophanic revelation.
In context — Psalm 18:15
Then the channels of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at Your rebuke, O LORD , at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:15, so the Hebrew word וַיְגָ֥לוּ (vayegalu) 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.18.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.15.W1.S1) and character.