Genesis 14:17:1Gen.14.17.W1TAB
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
vayetse
“{And He} went out”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-TSE
- Extended
- vah-yeh-TSEH
- IPA
- /waj.jeˈtseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And He} went out
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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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-TSE
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM
- clause
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO el-E-mek sha-VE HU E-mek ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The clause begins with vayetse {וַיֵּצֵ֣א | way-yē-ṣēʾ} ‘and he went out,’ a Qal wayyiqtol verb that advances the narrative by marking the king of Sodom’s action.
In context — Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from striking down Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, to the Valley of Shaveh , which is the Valley of the King .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:17, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֣א (vayetse) 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.14.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.17.W1.S1) and character.