Genesis 16:1:1Gen.16.1.W1TAB
וְשָׂרַי֙
vesarai
“and Sarai”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-RAI
- Extended
- veh-sah-RAI
- IPA
- /wə.saː.ˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Sarai
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sa-RAI
- clause
ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO
- sentence
ve-sa-RAI E-shet av-RAM LO ya-le-DA LO ve-LAH shif-KHA mits-RIT u-she-MAH ha-GAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prefixed waw in vesarai {וְשָׂרַי֙ | wə-śā-ray}, linking this scene to the previous narrative and fronting Sarai as topical focus.
In context — Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him any child. She had a servant , an Egyptian, named Hagar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:1, so the Hebrew word וְשָׂרַי֙ (vesarai) 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.16.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.1.W1.S1) and character.