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

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Result
וַ + תַּ֑ + הַר
va + ta + har
vatahar

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ta-HAR

  2. clause

    va-ya-VO el-ha-GAR va-ta-HAR

  3. 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 contextGenesis 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.