Genesis 14:19:1Gen.14.19.W1TAB
וֽ͏ַיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ
vayevarekhehu
“{And} he blessed him”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-vah-reh-KHEH-hoo
- IPA
- /wa.jə.vaː.rə.ˈxeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he blessed him
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu
- clause
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu va-yo-MAR ba-RUKH av-RAM le-EL el-YON ko-NE sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative vav consecutive forms vayevarkhehu {וַיְבָרְכֵהוּ | wayə-ḇā-rə-ḵê-hû} ‘and he blessed him’ followed by vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | way-yō-mar} ‘and he said’, typical of Hebrew storytelling.
In context — Genesis 14:19
And he blessed him and said, “May Abram be blessed by God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:19, so the Hebrew word וֽ͏ַיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (vayevarekhehu) 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.19.W1.S1) and character.