Genesis 13:16:1Gen.13.16.W1TAB
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י
vesamti
“I will make”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-TI
- Extended
- veh-sahm-TEE
- IPA
- /wə.sam.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will make
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sam-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sam-TI et-zar-a-KHA
- clause
ve-sam-TI et-zar-a-KHA ka-a-FAR ha-A-rets
- sentence
ve-sam-TI et-zar-a-KHA ka-a-FAR ha-A-rets a-SHER im-yu-KHAL ISH lim-NOT et-a-FAR ha-A-rets gam-zar-a-KHA yim-ma-NEH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vesamti {וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י | wə-śam-tî}, a Qal perfect with waw, signaling divine assurance.
In context — Genesis 13:16
I will cause your seed to become as countless as the dust upon the land, so that if any person could number the dust of the land, then your seed too would be counted.
About this coordinate
Genesis 13:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 13:16, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י (vesamti) 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.13.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.13.16.W1.S1) and character.