Genesis 16:4:1Gen.16.4.W1TAB
וַיָּבֹ֥א
vayavo
“{And} he went in”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-VO
- Extended
- vah-yaa-VOH
- IPA
- /waj.jaːˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he went in
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-VO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR
- clause
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR va-te-RE KI ha-RA-ta va-te-KAL ge-vir-TAH be-ei-NE-ha
Exegesis
The clause begins with the vav consecutive verb vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and he went in’, which continues the narrative sequence from the previous verse and implies Abram as the subject.
In context — Genesis 16:4
Abram went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she realized she was pregnant, her mistress became despised in her eyes.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:4, so the Hebrew word וַיָּבֹ֥א (vayavo) 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.16.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.4.W1.S1) and character.