Exodus 17:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi:”

Exodus 17:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 17:157 words

וַיִּבֶןwayivenAnd build

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

מִזְבֵּחַmizəbēḥaAltar

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

יְהוָהyəhwāh—

נִסִּיnisîJehovah-Nissi

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּבֶןwayivenAnd build

מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses

מִזְבֵּחַmizəbēḥaAltar

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation

יְהוָהyəhwāhdirect object marker (no translation)

נִסִּיnisîJehovah-Nissi

Explore community notes on Exodus 17:15

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion