Genesis 13:11:9Gen.13.11.W9TAB
וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ
vayippardu
“they separated”
- Transliteration
- va-yip-par-DU
- Extended
- vah-yihp-pahr-DOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jip.paːr.ˈðuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they separated
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yip-par-DU
- clause
va-yip-par-DU ISH me-AL a-KHIV
- 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
In the final clause, vayipredu {וַיִּפָּרְד֔וּ | way-yip-pā-rə-dû} ‘and they separated’ shifts to a plural subject, underscoring a mutual decision.
Root and etymology
p-r-d
“to divide, separate”
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 13:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 13:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ (vayippardu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.11.W9.S1) and character.