Deuteronomy 13:14:3Deut.13.14.W3PATWLC Deuteronomy 13:15

וְשָׁאָלְתָּ

veshaalta

ask

Transliteration
ve-sha-AL-ta
Extended
veh-sha-AHL-tah
IPA
/vəʃaˈʔal.ta/

Meaning by language

English
ask
French
demander
Spanish
preguntar
Portuguese
perguntar
German
fragen
Russian
спрашивать
Arabic-Simplified
سؤال
Hindi
पूछना
Chinese-Simplified
询问
Korean
묻다
Indonesian
bertanya
Bengali
জিজ্ঞাসা করা
Tagalog
magtanong
Swahili
kuuliza
Amharic
መጠየቅ
Yoruba
béèrè
Igbo
jụọ
Twi
bisa
Ewe
bia

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + שָׁ + אָלְ + תָּ
ve + sha + al + ta
veshaalta

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sha-AL-ta

  2. sentence

    ve-da-RASH-ta ve-kha-KAR-ta ve-sha-AL-ta hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH e-MET na-KHON ha-da-VAR ne-es-TA ha-to-eh-VAH ha-ZOT be-kir-BE-kha

In contextDeuteronomy 13:14

investigate search ask diligently behold true certain the matter has been done the abomination this among you

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 13:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 13:14, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁאָלְתָּ (veshaalta) 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 Deut.13.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.14.W3.S1) and character.