Exodus 9:12:1Exod.9.12.W1PAT

וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק

vayekhazzek

and hardened

Transliteration
va-ye-khaz-ZEK
Extended
vah-yeh-khaz-ZEHK
IPA
/vajə.ħazˈzeːq/

Meaning by language

English
and hardened
French
et endurcit
Spanish
y endureció
Portuguese
e endureceu
German
und verhärtete
Russian
и ожесточил
Arabic-Simplified
وَقَسَّى
Hindi
और कठोर किया
Chinese-Simplified
使刚硬
Korean
완고하게 하셨다
Indonesian
mengeraskan
Bengali
কঠোর করলেন
Tagalog
at pinatigas
Swahili
akaifanya ngumu
Amharic
አጸና
Yoruba
si le
Igbo
mere ka o sie ike
Twi
na ɔmaa no yɛɛ den
Ewe
na wɔe sesẽ

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Result
וַ + יְ + חַז + זֵּ֤ק
va + ye + khaz + zek
vayekhazzek

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Zayinz as in zero
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Qofq — deep k, uvular

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ve-LO sha-MA a-le-HEM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-khaz-ZEK Ye-ho-VAH et-LEV par-O ve-LO sha-MA a-le-HEM ka-a-SHER di-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE

In contextExodus 9:12

and hardened LORD the heart of Pharaoh and did not listen to them as spoke LORD to Moses

About this coordinate

Exodus 9:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 9:12, so the Hebrew word וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק (vayekhazzek) 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 Exod.9.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.9.12.W1.S1) and character.