Genesis 17:22:1Gen.17.22.W1TAB
וַיְכַ֖ל
vayekhal
“{And} He finished”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHAL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHAHL
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ˈxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} He finished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHAL
- clause
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL le-da-BER it-TO va-YA-al e-lo-HIM me-AL av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
It begins with vayekhal {וַיְכַ֖ל | wa-yə-ḵal} “and He finished,” a Qal imperfect form with prefixed vav consecutive that marks the completion of the prior discourse.
In context — Genesis 17:22
After He finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 17:22, so the Hebrew word וַיְכַ֖ל (vayekhal) 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.17.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.22.W1.S1) and character.