Psalm 18:9:2Ps.18.9.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:10
וַיֵּרַד
vayerad
“and came down”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-RAD
- Extended
- vah-yeh-RAAD
- IPA
- /vajːeˈrad/
Meaning by language
- English
- and came down
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-RAD
- sentence
va-YET-sha-MA-yim va-ye-RAD ve-a-ra-FEL TA-khat rag-LAV
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive verb vayerad {וַיֵּרַד | way-yē-raḏ} ‘and He descended’ continues the dramatic sequence. Some English versions render vayyet shamayim as “parted the heavens” to suggest splitting, but the Hiphil usage of yāṭ more precisely indicates bending or stretching, which supports “bent.”
In context — Psalm 18:9
And He bent the heavens and descended, and thick darkness was under His feet.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:9, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּרַד (vayerad) 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.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.9.W2.S1) and character.