Genesis 16:4:3Gen.16.4.W3TAB
וַתַּ֑הַר
vatahar
“{And} she conceived”
- Transliteration
- va-ta-HAR
- Extended
- vah-tah-HAHR
- IPA
- /wat.taˈhar/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} she conceived
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ta-HAR
- 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 next vav consecutive verb vatahar {וַתַּהַר | wat-ta-har} ‘and she conceived’ marks the result of the union.
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 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 16:4, so the Hebrew word וַתַּ֑הַר (vatahar) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.4.W3.S1) and character.