Genesis 14:8:1Gen.14.8.W1TAB

וַיֵּצֵ֨א

vayetse

“{And} went out”

Transliteration: va-ye-TSE
Extended: vah-yeh-TSEH
IPA: /waj.jeˈtseː/

Meaning by language

English: {And} went out

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

וַ + יֵּ + צֵ֨א

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va + ye + tse

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vayetse

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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The word

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 u-ME-lekh a-mo-RA u-ME-lekh a-de-MA u-ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh BE-la hi-TSO-ar
sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM u-ME-lekh a-mo-RA u-ME-lekh a-de-MA u-ME-lekh tse-vo-YIM u-ME-lekh BE-la hi-TSO-ar va-ya-ar-KHU i-TAM mil-kha-MA be-E-mek ha-si-DIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the wayyiqtol verb vayetse {וַיֵּצֵא | way-yē-ṣēʾ} “and he went out,” which initiates a new narrative event and is followed by a chain of coordinated subjects that together function as a plural actor.

In context — Genesis 14:8

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up for battle with them in the Valley of Siddim.

About this coordinate

Genesis 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:8, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּצֵ֨א (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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.8.W1.S1) and character.

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