Genesis 16:5:13Gen.16.5.W13TAB
וָאֵקַ֖ל
vaekal
“{And} I became despised”
- Transliteration
- va-e-KAL
- Extended
- vah-eh-KAHL
- IPA
- /waː.ʔeˈqal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} I became despised
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-e-KAL
- clause
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM kha-MA-si a-LEI-kha a-no-KHI na-TAT-ti shif-KHA-ti be-khei-KE-kha va-TE-re KI ha-RA-ta va-e-KAL be-ei-NE-ha
- sentence
va-to-MER sa-RAI el-av-RAM kha-MA-si a-LEI-kha a-no-KHI na-TAT-ti shif-KHA-ti be-khei-KE-kha va-TE-re KI ha-RA-ta va-e-KAL be-ei-NE-ha yish-POT Ye-ho-VAH bei-NI u-vei-NE-kha
Exegesis
The sequence vatte-re ki haratah {וַתֵּרֶא כִּי הָרָתָה | wat-tê-reʾ kî hā-rā-tāh} sets the servant’s conception as cause for the result clause va-e-kal be-eineha {וָאֵקַל בְּעֵינֶיהָ | wā-ʾê-qal bə-ʿê-nê-hā}, marking Sarai as the object of contempt.
In context — Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong rests on you. I gave my female servant into your lap, and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. Let the LORD judge between you and me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 16:5, so the Hebrew word וָאֵקַ֖ל (vaekal) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.5.W13.S1) and character.