Genesis 15:11:4Gen.15.11.W4TAB
וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב
vayashshev
“drove away”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-SHEV
- Extended
- vah-yahsh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /waj.jaʃ.ˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- drove away
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
va-yash-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-SHEV o-TAM
- clause
va-yash-SHEV o-TAM av-RAM
- sentence
va-YE-red ha-A-yit al-ha-pe-ga-RIM va-yash-SHEV o-TAM av-RAM
Exegesis
The second clause begins with another wayyiqtol, vayyashev {וַיַּשֵּׁב | vay-yash-shêḇ} ‘and he drove away’, in the Hiphil stem for causative emphasis, highlighting Abram’s action. The verb–object–subject order of vayyashev otam Avram places focus on the repelling action before naming Abram. English renders this as subject–verb–object for clarity, preserving temporal flow and Abram’s protective vigilance.
In context — Genesis 15:11
Then birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 15:11, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשֵּׁ֥ב (vayashshev) 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.15.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.11.W4.S1) and character.