Genesis 13:11:1Gen.13.11.W1TAB
וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ
vayivkharlo
“chose for himself”
- Transliteration
- va-yiv-khar-LO
- Extended
- vah-yiv-khahr-LOH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiv.ħar.ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- chose for himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiv-khar-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-khar-LO LOT
- clause
va-yiv-khar-LO LOT ET kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN va-yis-SA LOT mi-KE-dem
- sentence
va-yiv-khar-LO LOT ET kol-ki-KAR ha-yar-DEN va-yis-SA LOT mi-KE-dem va-yip-par-DU ISH me-AL a-KHIV
Exegesis
The opening vayivchar {וַיִּבְחַר | way-yiv-ḥar} ‘and he chose’ combines with the beneficiary lo {ל֣וֹ | lô} ‘for himself,’ emphasizing Lot’s agency. The subject Lot follows the verb in typical Hebrew verb–subject order.
Root and etymology
b-ḥ-r
“to choose, select”
In context — Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated , each man from his brother.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 13:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ (vayivkharlo) 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 Gen.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.11.W1.S1) and character.